Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – On Friday evening, the Southeast Utah Health Department announced the second death of a COVID-19 patient this week. The patient was a Grand County resident. “The individual who passed away was a male over the age of 85,” the health department shared. “The individual was hospitalized at the time of death.” This is the 17th death within the region and the second death of a Grand County resident. The other death in Grand County was another man over the age of 85. In Carbon County, there have been eight deaths, all including men that had been hospitalized.…

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Monday reported five more people dead of COVID-19 and 1,716 new cases documented in the past 24 hours. Utah’s lab confirmed COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic now stand at 266,590. Utah’s death toll numbers 1,219. Those whose deaths were reported were: A female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident A female, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death A female, between 45-64, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident A male, between 65-84, Duchesne County resident, hospitalized at time of…