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ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - Dr. Brandon Webb, a Disease Specialist with Intermountain Healthcare says hospitals, including the St. George Regional Hospital may not be able to fully treat al COVID-19 patients as treatment and the Omicron variant is causing cases to surge ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - The Utah Department of Health issued new COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines Monday following updates from the CDC. UDOH officials say those who test positive for COVID-19 should: Stay home for five days from the day you were tested, even if you’re asymptomatic. You m ... Read More ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - Leaders at the Utah Department of Health say cases are rising again. Officials believe it's because of the Omicron variant. The department is reporting Omicron is responsible for 65% of cases right now in the state ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) - Utah doctors believe the Omicron COVID-19 variant will become the dominant strain of the virus by early next year. An infectious disease specialist at Intermountain Healthcare says the variant is more efficient at causing infections than previous strains ...

People around the age of 75 or older are being moved up on the state's COVID-19 vaccine priority list for phase two, which is slated to start in mid-February. Governor Gary Herbert says as we move into phase two of our vaccination program, it simply makes the most sense to vaccinate those who are at the highest risk for hospitalization and death first ...

With 138 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 hospitalizations in Southwest Utah reported Friday, leaders said they were anticipating being approved as early as midnight for a “yellow” reopening designation, just days after the state rejected their initial request and one week after the state moved to “orange.” But early Fr ...

The Utah Health Department is reporting they have received an influx of calls complaining about businesses not following the Safety Order. Health department spokesman, Nicholas Rupp, says they have gotten about 15 to 20 calls daily from people alleging large chain and locally-owned restaurant employees are not wearing face masks or maintaining social distance ...

Utah has 3213 cases of coronavirus and 68,311 people that were tested, as of today. Health officials say this is a daily rate increase of 5% from yesterday.  There was one more death announced Monday, bringing the state’s total to 28. As of ...

The Utah Department of Health is giving more information about who is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic.  The agency has begun adding a breakdown of the gender and age of those who test positive to the number posted on its website.  ...

The Utah Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 case counts. As of Monday, March 30, there have been 806 COVID-19 cases in Utah. Four people in Utah have died of the disease. So far, 16,003 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Utah ...