Utah reported 6,166 new COVID-19 cases Friday along with an additional 10 deaths in the state, although five occured before Jan. 1.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is now at 7,043 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of"people over people" is 46.6%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of"tests over tests" is 30.2%.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 833 of them, including 338 cases in children ages 5-10, 207 cases in children ages 11-13, and 288 cases in children ages 14-18. "In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 11.2 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.8 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people," UDOH reports."Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.3 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.
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