Utah reports 3,829 new COVID cases over the weekend; 14 deaths

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 3,829 new COVID-19 cases, and 14 new deaths are reported on Monday, November 22.

Here is a breakdown of new cases by day:

-11/19: 1,578 cases

-11/20: 1,231 cases

-11/21: 1,051 cases

Thirty-one cases were removed from the total count through data quality analysis.

With 3,829 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 586,758.

Of today’s new cases, 856 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 469 cases in children ages 5-10, 189 cases in children ages 11-13, and 198 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,045,450 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 37,039 doses since Friday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 16.4 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 9.9 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 4.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 8 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.6 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 3.1 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 3,908,168 people have been tested. This is an increase of 23,638.

UDOH reports a total of 7,119,432 total tests, an increase of 48,595 since Friday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,539 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 16.8%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 10.7%.

There are 527 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 25,486.

There are 14 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 3,442 total deaths