An additional 34,472 vaccines have been administered, bringing the state’s total to more than 1.95 million, and there were 146 people hospitalized with the virus.
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Testing
UDOH reports 2,505,996 people have been tested — 4,057 more than Tuesday. Of those, 393,862 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19, which is an increase of 590 new cases.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests was 384 — up from 375 on Tuesday.
The rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” dropped to 6.2% while the rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” dropped to 3%.
Vaccinations
The state has administered 1,950,894 vaccines in total, which is an increase of 34,472 over Tuesday’s numbers. As of Wednesday, 1,202,333 Utahns had received at least one dose of a vaccine and 799,291 Utahns had been fully vaccinated.
Over 2.16 million vaccines have been delivered to Utah.
Hospitalizations
Currently, 146 people are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 57 of those people were in intensive care units.
Utah’s ICUs were 59% full and the ICU beds in Utah’s referral centers were 63.4% full Wednesday.
“At about 69% overall ICU utilization, ICUs in Utah’s major hospitals with the ability to provide best care for COVID-19 patients begin to reach staffing capacity,” UDOH officials said. “Seventy-two percent use among all hospitals and 77% in referral center hospitals creates major strains on the health care system. When 85% capacity is reached, Utah will be functionally out of staffed ICU beds, indicating an overwhelmed hospital system.”
Deaths
Three more Utahns have died due to COVID-19. To date, the virus has killed 2,177 of the state’s residents.
The following deaths were reported Wednesday:
- Female, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized
- Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized
- Female, between 25-44, Utah County resident, hospitalized
