Southwest Utah reporting good news on Covid-19

Good news on the Covid-19 pandemic front.

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department says the rate of daily new cases of COVID-19 has sustainedly dropped, now back to where it was before the five-county district’s major surge took place.

According to public information officer for the SWUPHD David Heaton, “Our rolling seven-day average for the 5-county district for daily new cases is down to about 17,”.

“Our numbers are back to where they were a couple months ago in the middle of June.”

Despite several recent outdoor events in the area where thousands gathered, the vast majority not practicing social distancing or wearing masks, public health officials said they haven’t yet seen any significant COVID-19 outbreaks as a result.