SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 1,716 on Monday, with five more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 1,969, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 24.4%.
Also Monday, state officials announced that Utahns ages 75 and older may receive the COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-February under Phase 2 of Utah's plan to distribute the vaccine.
New COVID-19 cases
The state now estimates there are 49,129 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The new numbers indicate a 0.6% increase in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 1,698,105 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 15.7% have tested positive for COVID-19. An additional 4,976 new people were tested for the disease as of Monday, and a total of 7,082 more tests were conducted, state data shows.