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Utah well being officers reported 20 extra COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, together with 2,845 new circumstances.
Schoolchildren account for 412 of the brand new circumstances. Of these, 200 had been youngsters between the ages of 5 and 10, 86 had been youngsters 11-13, and 126 had been youngsters 14-17.
The rolling seven-day common for brand spanking new optimistic exams is now 4,830 and has been steadily reducing. The seven-day common for optimistic exams is presently 43.6% and can also be on a downward pattern.
The Utah Division of Well being reported one other 6,926 individuals who had been examined.
At the moment, 791 persons are hospitalized within the state with COVID-19. The hospitalizations are down from final week however nonetheless very excessive in comparison with the remainder of the pandemic.
About 50 service members are being despatched by the Utah Nationwide Guard's COVID-19 Joint Process Drive to help long-term care amenities across the state in coping with workers shortages brought on by the omicron variant.
The state well being division requested help from the Nationwide Guard all through the month of February. Guard members can be assigned for one or two weeks at a selected facility, and can be moved to completely different amenities primarily based on which want essentially the most assist on the time, in accordance with a press release from the Utah Nationwide Guard.
"Utah Nationwide Guard members have supplied invaluable help to the UDOH through the pandemic throughout a number of mission areas. ... We recognize their exhausting work and dedication," stated Dr. Michelle Hofmann, the division's deputy director.
Service members will attend a two-day coaching course that's permitted by means of the Utah Nurse Aide Registry. After the course, they'll have the required coaching to offer sure nursing-aide companies below the supervision of a licensed nurse.
Director of Joint Workers Brig. Gen. Dar Craig stated the Utah Nationwide Guard, which has about 7,300 members, is devoted to supporting the state and its well being care programs.
"We're proud to do our half to alleviate the burden of well being care amenities affected by the fast unfold of the omicron variant," Craig stated in a press release.
All through the COVID-19 pandemic, Nationwide Guard members have been assigned to assist at testing and vaccination websites.
Though circumstances from the omicron variant appear to be declining all through the state, Utah remains to be coping with most of the hospitalizations and deaths which are ensuing from the numerous circumstances Utah has seen over the previous few weeks.
It's also unclear whether or not the decline is the results of fewer exams being carried out after Gov. Spencer Cox not too long ago requested Utahns who really feel gentle signs to remain at house and simply assume they've COVID-19 due to a scarcity of exams.
The latest deaths embody:
- A Davis County lady over age 85, who was hospitalized when she died.
- An Iron County man, 45-64, hospitalized.
- Two Salt Lake County girls, 45-64, each hospitalized.
- A Salt Lake County man, 45-64, hospitalized.
- A Salt Lake County man, 45-64, unknown if he was hospitalized.
- 5 Salt Lake County males, 65-84, all hospitalized.
- Two Salt Lake County girls, 65-84, each hospitalized.
- A Salt Lake County lady, over 85, long-term care facility resident.
- A Salt Lake County man, over 85, hospitalized.
- A Washington County man, 45-64, hospitalized.
- Two Washington County males, 65-84, neither was hospitalized.
- A Washington County lady, over 85, hospitalized.
- A Washington County man, over 85, hospitalized.