January 24 data: Utah reports 33 new COVId-19 deaths, over 20K new cases over weekend

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Department of Health reported another 33 Utahns have died of the coronavirus over the weekend.

The new deaths bring Utah's total number of lives lost to 4,063. Of all the new deaths, every victim was at least 45-years-old.

To go with the high number of deaths the number of new positive infections also remains high.

UDOH reported another 21,970 people have been infected by the virus over the weekend. The majority of the reported cases came in on Friday, Jan. 21 with 10,610.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests in Utah stands at 9,677 cases per day.

Currently, there are 738 COVID-19 patients fighting the virus in Utah hospitals. The high number of patients continues to put a strain on our hospital systems and their employees.

The percentage of ICU beds occupied by both COVID-19 and non-COVID patients is at 86.6%.

UDOH REPORTED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY:

Positives:

We will report 847,959 positive cases today. This is an increase of 21,970 new cases since Friday. Thirty-nine cases were removed from the total count through data quality analysis.

• 1/21: 10,610 cases
• 1/22: 6,850 cases
• 1/23: 4,549 cases

School-age cases:

• School-aged children account for 3,309 of today's newly announced cases. We will report 1,362 cases in children ages 5-10, 778 cases in children ages 11-13, and 1,169 cases in children ages 14-17 since last Friday.

Vaccines:

• We will report 4,762,582 total vaccines administered which is 16,519 more than Friday.

Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Risk Ratio:

• In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 11.4 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.2 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.
• Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.6 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.5 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab Tests:

• We will report 4,716,183 people tested. This is an increase of 39,891 people tested since Friday.
• We will report 8,704,571 total tests. This is an increase of 84,502 tests since Friday.

Trends:

• The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 9,677 per day.
• The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 44.2%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 30.1%.

Hospitalizations:

• There are 738 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 30,375.

Deaths:

We will report 4,063 total deaths, which is 33 new deaths since Friday.

• Female, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Cache County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 45-64, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, older than 85, Piute County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 45-64, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 45-64, Sevier County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 45-64, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, older than 85, Iron County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, older than 85, Sanpete County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized or long-term care facility resident time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 45-64, Uintah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 45-64, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Piute County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death
• Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death

Friday's COVID-19 Data:

• January 21 data: Utah hits new hospitalization record with 765 patients, 11 new deaths
  

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• For more information about where to get vaccinated in Utah, click here.
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