Local News
1,286 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths reported in Utah
By 
Part-time writer
Salt Lake City, Utah — According to the Utah Department of Health eight more COVID-19 deaths are reported in the state Friday, bringing the seven-day total to 51.
All of the eight deaths recorded since Thursday were under 84, four under 64, and one in the 25 to 44 age group. Five of the eight were men, three were in Utah County, including the youngest. Salt Lake County added two to its state-leading total of 991. Utah has now counted 2,623 deaths from the virus.
After the first week of school for many students, and the second week for others, the Utah Department of Health said of school-aged cases:
School-aged children account for 250 of today’s newly announced cases. We will report 110 cases in children ages 5-10, 62 cases in children ages 11-13, and 78 cases in children ages 14-18.
A key metric, according to Utah politicians and medical experts is hospitalizations, which has risen in Utah. It currently stands at 467.
Every county in Utah is currently in the “very high rate” of cases per 100,000 people, except for Rich County.
-
Local News2 weeks agoUtah ski resorts upgrade avalanche mitigation technology
-
Local News2 weeks agoPolice search for man missing from Murray
-
Crime & Safety1 week agoMan hospitalized after suspected DUI driver pins him under vehicle in West Valley City
-
Utah2 weeks agoMonkeypox is less deadly and contagious than COVID-19
-
Local News2 weeks agoSmall plane emergency lands in Weber County
-
Local News2 weeks agoUtah group comes together to raise funds for injured teen
-
Utah1 week agoNational average price of gas expected to fall below $4
-
Local News2 weeks agoGoats and sheep used to help prevent Utah wildfires