JUST IN: @UtahDepOfHealth reporting 1,531 new cases of #COVID19 in Utah. 12 new deaths. 12,908 new people tested. 78 new hospitalizations. 8,828 new 1st-dose vaccinations. 2,639 new people fully vaccinated. @fox13#utpol#Utah
Here's the math on #COVID19 in Utah, per @UtahDepOfHealth...
Cases: 567,665 (1,531 new)
Tested: 3,799,714 (12,908 new)
Hospitalizations: 24,791 (78 new)
Deaths: 3,325 (12 new)
Vaccinated-1st dose: 1,989,636 (8,828 new)
Vaccinated-Fully: 1,769,301 (2,639 new) @fox13#utpol#Utah
.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting the rolling 7-day average for positive #COVID19 tests is 1,608 per day. The rolling 7-day average person/person positivity rate is 17.5%. @fox13#utpol#Utah
.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting 571 #COVID19 patients currently hospitalized. 223 of those patients are in an ICU. At referral centers (where most COVID patients are being treated) the ICU beds are 94.8% occupied. @fox13#utpol#Utah
.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting 67.3% of vaccine-eligible Utahns (5+) have received at least one dose, and 59.8% of eligible Utahns are fully vaccinated. @fox13#utpol#Utah
.@UtahDepOfHealth says school-aged children account for 330 (21.6%) of today's newly announced cases.
Ages 5-10: 172 cases
Ages 11-13: 77 cases
Ages 14-17: 81 cases @fox13#utpol#Utah#COVID19
HAPPENING NOW: Demonstrators gathering outside the Capitol to protest redistricting as the #utleg debates its final maps. @fox13#utpol#Utah
There’s about 100 people here calling for @GovCox to veto the redistricting maps. @fox13#utpol#Utah
OK, maybe closer to 200. @Mskriebe and @derekkitchen speaking to the crowd, telling them to vote out lawmakers who back the maps, run for office and support candidates who support independent redistricting. @fox13#utpol#Utah
OK, the Senate just PASSED bail reform, sending it to @GovCox for his signature.
They also just PASSED the revised state school board map (also going to @GovCox) and are now debating the Senate map. @fox13#utpol#Utah
The House chimes are going off so they're coming back into session. They've still got some bills to blast through, including #COVID19 vaccine exemptions.