SALT LAKE CITY — Another 15,148 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Utah, the state health department reported on Saturday.
So far, 27,542 people have been fully vaccinated, with another 194,733 in Utah having received the first dose — meaning almost 7% of Utahns have begun the process or are well on their way.
Health officials have said at least 70% of Utahns need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to impact further spread of the disease.
The 13 local health departments across the state are working to get the vaccine to groups currently eligible, which include health care workers, long-term health care facility residents and staff, public school teachers and staff, and Utahns age 70 and older.
Many districts have reported full bookings through February.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has said second doses of the vaccine will remain reserved for all Utahns who get the first dose, until a week after the second dose is scheduled. At that point, he said, it will be reallocated and used as a first dose for someone else.
He wants all doses of the vaccine in Utah to be used and not wasted.
Masks, social distancing and proper hand hygiene will remain important even after vaccination to avoid another surge in cases. There are signs that the recent post-holiday surge is decreasing, including lower daily case numbers and the lower percent of positive tests.
The state has tested nearly 2 million people, including an increase of 10,001 since Friday.
The Utah Department of Health reported 1,771 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, as well as a slight drop in the rolling seven-day average percent of positive tests — to 18.9%. Weeks ago, the average percent of daily positive tests was 33%, and in the past week, it has hovered above 19%.
Also promising, there was a significant decline in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout Utah. Saturday’s report indicates 481 are currently hospitalized, down from 488 on Friday and 529 on Thursday.
The health department reported 11 new deaths due to COVID-19 reported since Friday, including eight men and three women, from all over the state. Two of the 11 reported deaths occurred prior to Dec. 31 and were reported Friday because of lengthy and thorough investigations of all potential COVID-19-related deaths by the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner.
A total of 1,582 people in Utah have died from the disease, adding to the more than 2 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide and more than 415,793 in the United States, as reported by the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
New COVID-19 deaths reported on Saturday are:
- A Salt Lake County man between the age of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized at the time of his death.
- A Salt Lake County woman between 65 and 84 who was a long-term care facility resident.
- A Washington County man between 65 and 84 who was hospitalized.
- A Utah County woman older than 85 who was hospitalized.
- A Davis County man between 45 and 64 who was hospitalized.
- A Davis County man between 65 and 84 who was hospitalized.
- A Duchesne County woman between 45 and 64 who was hospitalized.
- A Sanpete County man between 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized.
- A Utah County man older than 85 who was hospitalized.
- Two Salt Lake County men older than 85, one of whom was hospitalized and the other was not.
For more information on Utah’s COVID-19 response, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.
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