Utah reports 22 new deaths from COVID-19 and 686 new cases

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kenley Hansen gets vaccinated against Kirsten Weber’s COVID-19, as residents of Utah County line up for their shots at a former Shopko store in Spanish Fork, the Wednesday 27 January 2021.

| February 27, 2021 at 7:10 p.m.

| Updated: 8:02 p.m.

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The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah remains below four digits, with 686 cases reported on Saturday. This marks two weeks when the daily number of cases is less than 1,000.

The state recorded 22 new deaths from the virus, however, 12 men and 10 women. Nineteen of those deaths occurred before February 6, the Utah Department of Health said.

Vaccinations given the previous day / total vaccinations • 19 757/702 293.

Number of Utahn who received two doses • 249,398.

Cases reported the day before • 686.

Deaths reported the day before • 22.

• Seven from Salt Lake County, two men aged 65 to 84; and five women between 65 and 84 years old.

• Four from Washington County, a man and a woman, both over the age of 85; two men between 65 and 84 years old.

• Three from Utah County, a man over 85; and two women between 65 and 84 years old.

• Two from Beaver County, a man over 85 and a man aged 65 to 84

• Two from Emery County, a woman over 85; and a man between 65 and 84 years old.

• Two from Weber County, two men between 45 and 64 years old.

• One from Cache County, a woman between 65 and 84 years old

• One from Davis County, male between 65 and 84 years old.

Hospitalizations reported the day before • 223, eight less than Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 89 are in intensive care units – five fewer than Friday.

Tests reported the day before • 6,752 people were tested for the first time. A total of 17,724 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • Under the state’s original method, the seven-day moving average is 12.2%.

The state’s new method counts all test results, including repeat testing of the same individual. The seven-day moving average is now 5.5%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Totals to date • 370,770 cases; 1,929 deaths; 14,664 hospitalizations; 3,798,843 people tested.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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