The Utah Department of Health on Wednesday reported 627 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests has increased to 637 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of"people over people" is 19.3%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of"tests over tests" is 11.4%.
"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 5.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 2.4 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.0 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people," UDOH wrote."In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 17.4 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.5 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.
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