Utah reported far fewer coronavirus instances within the week ending Sunday, including 3,734 new instances. That is down 49% from the earlier week’s tally of seven,322 new instances of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Utah ranked thirty fourth among the many states the place coronavirus was spreading the quickest on a per-person foundation, a USA TODAY Community evaluation of Johns Hopkins College information reveals. Within the newest week coronavirus instances in america decreased 33.7% from the week earlier than, with 461,986 instances reported. With 0.96% of the nation’s inhabitants, Utah had 0.81% of the nation’s instances within the final week. Throughout the nation, 5 states had extra instances within the newest week than they did within the week earlier than.
Throughout Utah, instances fell in seven counties, with the perfect declines in Salt Lake County, with 1,398 instances from 2,594 every week earlier; in Davis County, with 379 instances from 993; and in Utah County, with 650 instances from 1,189.
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Utah ranked twenty seventh amongst states in share of individuals receiving at the least one shot, with 71.2% of its residents at the least partially vaccinated. The nationwide price is 76.3%, a USA TODAY evaluation of CDC information reveals. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, that are probably the most utilized in america, require two doses administered a number of weeks aside.
Within the week ending Saturday, Utah reported administering one other 17,019 vaccine doses, together with 3,285 first doses. Within the earlier week, the state administered 62,141 vaccine doses, together with 11,733 first doses. In all, Utah reported it has administered 5,062,180 whole doses.
Inside Utah, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person foundation have been in Tooele County with 154 instances per 100,000 per week; San Juan County with 131; and Salt Lake County with 120. The Facilities for Illness Management says excessive ranges of group transmission start at 100 instances per 100,000 per week.
Including probably the most new instances total have been Salt Lake County, with 1,398 instances; Utah County, with 650 instances; and Davis County, with 379.
In Utah, 49 folks have been reported lifeless of COVID-19 within the week ending Sunday. Within the week earlier than that, 98 folks have been reported lifeless.
A complete of 921,956 folks in Utah have examined constructive for the coronavirus because the pandemic started, and 4,408 folks have died from the illness, Johns Hopkins College information reveals. In america 78,939,203 folks have examined constructive and 948,397 folks have died.
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Utah’s COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital information as of Sunday, Feb. 27.
Probably COVID sufferers admitted within the state:
- Final week: 381
- The week earlier than that: 499
- 4 weeks in the past: 1,157
Probably COVID sufferers admitted within the nation:
- Final week: 68,999
- The week earlier than that: 81,263
- 4 weeks in the past: 164,615
Hospitals in a single state reported extra COVID-19 sufferers than every week earlier, whereas hospitals in two states had extra COVID-19 sufferers in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 4 states admitted extra COVID-19 sufferers within the newest week than every week prior, the USA TODAY evaluation of U.S. Well being and Human Providers information present.
The USA TODAY Community is publishing localized variations of this story on its information websites throughout the nation, generated with information from Johns Hopkins College and the Facilities for Illness Management. You probably have questions in regards to the information or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.