SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 24, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Department of Health is reporting 21,970 new COVID-19 cases since Friday and 33 additional deaths.
According to the UDoH, the highest number of cases were reported Friday.
School-aged children accounted for 3,309 of Monday’s case totals, the UDoH said.
- 1,362 cases were reported in children ages 5-10
- 778 cases in children ages 11-13
- 1,169 cases in children ages 14-17
An additional 16,519 Utahns have received vaccines since Friday, the UDoH reported, bringing the total number of doses administered to date to 4,762,582.
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.
Infection Rates:
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%.
There are 738 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 30,375.
Deaths:
The UDoH reported 33 additional deaths since Friday, including:
- 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.
