The Utah Department of Health reported 614 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the sixth day in a row that the reported case count has been below 1,000.
There are currently 358 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah. That’s down 57 in the past day, but the cumulative total rose Wednesday to 33,024 — just short of the population of the cities of Cottonwood Heights and American Fork, and more than the populations of Kaysville, Syracuse, Holladay and Clearfield.
The Utah Department of Health also reported 614 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the sixth day in a row that the reported case count has been below 1,000. The state also reported 20 more deaths, including one that occurred before Jan. 23. There are 92 people with COVID-19 hospitalized in Utah intensive care units, a decline of six in the past day. ICUs in the state’s larger “referral” hospitals were at 76.9% capacity, lower than the 85% threshold that hospital administrators have said is necessary to leave room for unpredictable staffing levels, new patients and availability of specialized equipment and personnel.
ICUs in those larger hospitals had surpassed 85% occupancy almost continuously since late August, but numbers dropped below that threshold last week. Overall, 71.8% of ICU beds across the state are filled, and 17.7% of ICU patients were hospitalized with COVID-19of Utahns were fully vaccinated as of Wednesday. However, researchers have found that a booster is crucial to prevent serious illness — and just 26.5% of all Utahns have received a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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