Risk Ratio
Over the past 28 days, unvaccinated Utahns are
β’Β 5.4x as likely to test positive
β’Β 5.9x as likely to be hospitalized
β’Β 4.1x as likely to die.
Over the past week, unvaxxed people account for 88% of cases.
Over the holiday weekend there were 617 cases in kids age 5-11. For the week, total is 1,231 compared to 101 last year βΒ the margin (now 12.2x) getting wider.
More 5-11 year olds tested positive in the past week than did in all of July, Aug. & first 2 wks of Sept. 2020. #utpol
Hospitalizations are down 21 since Friday and Covid patients in ICU are down 9. Referral ICUs are at 89.1% capacity, also down.
Four more kids under age 14 hospitalized since Friday.
488 new cases of Delat identified. Total now 7,877. #utpol
Vax Facts
β’Β 1,832,354, with one shot, up 7,456 from Friday, now at 56% of all Utahns, 70.4% of those eligible.
β’Β 1,599,491 fully vaxxed, up 8,052 from Friday, now at 48.9% of all Utahns, 61.5% of those eligible.
Will cross 1.6m fully vaxxed tomorrow. Closing in on 1/2. #utpol
School-associated cases increased by 561 since Friday, βΒ 478 in students (2,214 total) and 41 in teachers (189 total). Rest unknown.
Chart below compares cases in all school-aged kids (5-18) from 2020 in green, 2021 in red. For the week, 2,417 this year, 517 last year. #utpol
β’ β’ β’
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
7-day avg is highest since 2/1 & 1st day over 2,000 cases since 1/26.
Risk Ratios
In past 28 days, unvaxxed are
β’Β 5.4x as likely to test positive for Covid
β’Β 6.2x as likely to be hospitalized
β’Β 4.7x as likely to die
In last three weeks cases and hospitalizations have steadily risen. We donβt want to be here. Good news is vaccinations have been steady. Discouraged by large number not vaxxed. #utpol
@GovCox Cox: To those health care providers, our heart breaks that youβre going through this again. Especially caring for people who didnβt take the opportunity to protect themselves.
For first time in pandemic we had a moment Friday evening where there was no ICU space. #utpol
Cox: Rural hospital was looking to transfer a patient to a referral ICU and was turned away. Only lasted a few hours but in critical care every minute counts.
Cox says he will meet with the Lege this week. Heβs met with Lege leaders regularly over last two weeks. #utpol
Hospitalizations down 2 since Friday. There are 178 Covid patients in ICU, down 6 from Friday. Referral ICUs 88.5% full.
Risk Ratios:
In last 28 days, unvaxxed Utahns are:
β’Β 5.1x as likely to test positive
β’Β 6.2x as likely to be hospitalized
β’Β 4.9x as likely to die. #utpol