OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health is reporting 4,672 new COVID-19 cases Thursday along with 13 new deaths.
UDOH released the following statistics:
Positives:
- UDOH reports 276,612 positive cases today. This is an increase of 4,672 cases since yesterday.
Vaccines:
- UDOH reports 30,200 vaccines administered.
Notes: “Doses Administered” is the number of vaccine doses that have been given to people and reported to the UDOH. There will be a lag between when vaccines are shipped, administered to a person, and finally reported to the UDOH. Once people in Utah begin getting their second dose of vaccine, the UDOH will also report the total number of people vaccinated. Data are preliminary and the UDOH will report additional data as they become available.***
Lab Tests:
- UDOH reports 1,726,003 people tested. This is an increase of 11,412 people tested since yesterday.
Trends:
- The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 2,288 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent of positive laboratory tests is 25.6%.
Hospitalizations:
- There are 510 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 10,956.
Deaths:
UDOH reports 1,269 total deaths, this is an increase of 13 deaths since yesterday.
- Female, older than 85, Weber County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Weber County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, older than 85, Tooele County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, older than 85, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
Gov.-elect Spencer Cox warned Utahns Thursday that the state would see a big increase in cases and encouraged people to cancel their large New Year’s Eve gatherings.
“While some might be attributed to low testing over the Christmas break, it’s possibly the beginning of a holiday-related surge,” he posted on Twitter.
Fortunately we only saw a small surge related to Thanksgiving. But our fear is that people were less cautious during Christmas. If you are planning large gatherings to celebrate New Years Eve, please reconsider.