465 more COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths reported Sunday in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health on Sunday reported 465 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and six new deaths from the disease.

The department also said an additional 14,243 vaccines had been administered compared to Saturday’s figures.

Over the past week, Utah has recorded an average of 647 reported cases per day and a positive test rate of 5.2%. There are currently 203 Utahns reported hospitalized due to COVID-19, including 84 in intensive care.

The state’s overall intensive care capacity fell just below 70% to 69.8% on Sunday after months of overcrowding. As of January 15, the state was using more than 93% of its intensive care capacity.

Sunday’s figures came as 8,422 more tests were performed in Utah, the health department said.

Overall, 371,235 confirmed cases, 1,935 deaths and 716,536 vaccines have been administered in Utah since the start of the pandemic. Of these vaccines, 254,569 were second doses.

The state administered 368,114 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 348,422 of the Moderna vaccine, both of which require two injections for maximum effectiveness. Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday and could be available in Utah as early as this week.

The six deaths reported on Sunday included:

• Salt Lake County woman aged 65 to 84 living in long-term care facility
• Salt Lake County man aged 45 to 64 who was hospitalized when he died
• Summit County man aged 45 to 64 who was not hospitalized when he died
• Tooele County man aged 45 to 64 who was not hospitalized
• Utah County man over 85 who resided in long-term care facility
• Weber County woman aged 65 to 84 who resided in long-term care facility

Last week

• Saturday: Department of Health: 686 new cases of coronavirus in Utah on Saturday
• Friday: 651 more COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths, 22,092 vaccinations reported Friday in Utah
• Thursday: Utahns 16 and older with co-morbidities now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine; 832 cases, 11 deaths reported Thursday
• Wednesday: 812 more COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths, 18,005 vaccinations reported Wednesday in Utah
• Tuesday: 716 more COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths, 11,966 vaccinations reported Tuesday in Utah
• Monday: 338 more cases of COVID-19, 1 death, 4,353 vaccinations reported Monday in Utah

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