Utah Reports No Additional Deaths, 306 New COVID-19 Cases
Jun 5, 2021, 11:07 AM
FILE: Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines are prepared at the Jackson Memorial Hospital on April 15, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health reported Saturday another 306 residents have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and no new virus-related deaths.
Currently, 140 people are hospitalized with the virus and an additional 12,574 vaccines have been administered, bringing the state’s total to 2,635,471.
UDOH also said over 1.22 million Utahns are now fully vaccinated and over 1.49 million have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
For more information, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.
Testing
UDOH reports 2,710,029 people have been tested — 3,895 more than Friday.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests was 225— up from 209 on Friday.
(UDOH)
The rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” dropped to 6.1% while the rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is now 3.8%.
Vaccinations
The state has administered 2,635,472 vaccines in total, which is an increase of 12,574 over Friday’s numbers. As of Saturday, over 1.5 million Utahns had received at least one dose of a vaccine and over 1.23 million Utahns had been fully vaccinated.
Over 3.13 million vaccines have been delivered to Utah.
Deaths
No additional deaths were reported Saturday. To date, the virus has killed 2,311 of the state’s residents.
Coronavirus Resources
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How do I prevent it?
The CDC has some simple recommendations, most of which are the same for preventing other respiratory illnesses or the flu:
- Avoid close contact with people who may be sick
- Avoid touching your face
- Stay home when you are sick
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw the tissue in the trash
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. Always wash your hands with soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies.)
