State data shows nearly 29,000 people received a coronavirus vaccine in Utah in the last week.
More than 5,000 Utahns have died of COVID-19 — including eight children younger than 14 — since the beginning of the pandemic, according toThe state crossed this grim threshold after reporting 12 new deaths this week. One of those deaths was a Davis County boy, age 1-14, who died at the end of August.
Nearly 29,000 Utahns received some form of COVID-19 vaccine, driven largely by the availability of the new omicron variant-specific vaccines, DHHS said. More than 12,000 people received a second booster.] Hospital records show that, on average, fewer people with COVID-19 were in Utah hospitals over the last week than in the seven days prior — 96 compared to 104. The seven-day average number of ICU patients decreased slightly, from 17 to 16.Coronavirus wastewater levelsfewer Utah sites — 52.9% of them, compared to 55.9% last week — found either elevated or increasing amounts of coronavirus in sewage.
Sixteen sites reported “elevated” amounts of COVID-19, and a seven sites were on “watch” status, meaning there is concern levels could become “elevated.” Eleven sites had low levels.