Thread by @BenWinslow

JUST IN: @UtahDepOfHealth reporting 1,558 new cases of #COVID19 in Utah. 13 new deaths. 6,200 new people tested. 90 new hospitalizations. 7,513 new 1st-dose vaccinations. 2,077 new people fully vaccinated. @fox13 #utpol #Utah

Here's the math on #COVID19 in Utah, per @UtahDepOfHealth...
Cases: 566,134 (1,558 new)
Tested: 3,786,806 (6,200 new)
Hospitalizations: 24,713 (90 new)
Deaths: 3,313 (13 new)
Vaccinated-1st dose: 1,980,808 (7,513 new)
Vaccinated-Fully: 1,766,662 (2,077 new)
@fox13 #utpol #Utah

.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting the rolling 7-day average for positive #COVID19 tests is 1,691 per day. The rolling 7-day average person/person positivity rate is 17.6%. @fox13 #utpol #Utah

.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting 583 #COVID19 patients currently hospitalized. 227 of those patients are in an ICU. At referral centers (where most COVID patients are being treated) the ICU beds are 91.8% occupied. @fox13 #utpol #Utah

.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting 67.0% of vaccine-eligible Utahns (5+) have received at least one dose, and 59.7% of eligible Utahns are fully vaccinated. @fox13 #utpol #Utah

.@UtahDepOfHealth says school-aged children account for 350 (22.5%) of today's newly announced cases.
Ages 5-10: 173 cases
Ages 11-13: 76 cases
Ages 14-17: 101 cases
@fox13 #utpol #Utah #COVID19

Here's more on the 13 new deaths due to #COVID19 in Utah, via @UtahDepOfHealth... @fox13 #utpol #Utah