LOGAN – According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), currently the dominant COVID variant nationwide is KP.3.1 which accounts for more than 57 percent of cases. The original omicron variant is gone now.
In the past seven days Utah has reported 49 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, three new COVID-19 deaths and. 0.71 percent seven-day emergency room visits with COVID-19.
From the latest vaccination metrics more than 2.4 million Utahns have received at least one vaccine dose which accounts for over 75 percent of the state’s population. Fewer than 0.001 percent of people who have received a dose experienced a severe adverse reaction.
A recent national surge in COVID cases has grown from a combination of slightly greater transmissibility, partial escape from immunity and waning immunity from previous vaccinations and infections.
The CDC’s most recent data on the test positivity rate is from the week ending October 5, which was 10.4 percent; when test positivity is above five percent, transmission is considered uncontrolled.