A child is tested for COVID-19 in Bountiful on Jan. 19. On Thursday, Utah health officials reported 627 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported another five COVID-19 deaths and 627 cases in its report on Thursday.
School children account for 66 of the new cases. Of those cases, 29 were children between ages 5 and 10, 12 were ages 11-13, and 25 were ages 14-17.
The rolling seven-day average for new positive tests is continuing to decline and is now at 637 per day, data shows. The seven-day average for people testing positive for the disease is currently 19.3%. This is the first time the number has gone below 20% since the omicron variant caused a significant rise in cases.
The health department reported another 4,340 people who were tested for COVID-19, and another 3,155 people who were given a dose of a COVID-19 vaccination.
Currently, 396 people are hospitalized in the state with COVID-19, according to the health department. This has gone up since Wednesday when 358 hospitalizations were reported.
This story will be updated.
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