PROVO, Utah — Utah counted six more fatalities from COVID-19 in the state on the same day Gov. Spencer Cox spoke to the state in its weekly pandemic update.
This comes after the governor, along with six other governors from across the nation, spoke with President Biden on Tuesday. The discussion focused mainly on ideas and strategies states were taking to get more people vaccinated during a time of hesitancy. Biden and Cox met with other leaders from Ohio, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, and New Mexico.
Last week, Gov. Cox announced that the state will no longer require masks to be worn in schools starting next fall. The announcement came after an outcry from parents across the state, demanding the mandate come to an end. “We now have the ability for those that have concerns about the virus to protect ourselves much more,” Cox said. “We have better masks available and opportunities for people to make those decisions.”
Health departments have been given the go-ahead to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 12 and over. Today, Davis County will start administering the vaccines to kids through their drive-thru clinic. The Davis County Health Department said 26,000 kids around the area are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine out of the 215,000 eligible kids statewide.
UDOH REPORTED THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY:
Positives:
- We will report 401,669 positive cases today. This is an increase of 418 new cases since yesterday.
Vaccines:
- We will report 2,355,333 total vaccines administered which is 14,578 more than yesterday.
Lab Tests:
- We will report 2,623,583 people tested. This is an increase of 6,562 people tested since yesterday.
- We will report 4,781,911 total tests. This is an increase of 14,677 tests since yesterday.
Trends:
- The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 328 per day.
- The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 6.7%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 3.6%.
Hospitalizations:
- There are 152 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 16,467.
Deaths:
We will report 2,255 total deaths, which is six more than yesterday. ***Three of these deaths occurred prior to 4/13/2021.***
- 1.Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
- 2.Female, older than 85, Tooele County resident, long-term care facility resident
- 3.Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- 4.Male, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- 5.Male, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- 6.Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
