Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Tuesday reported 17 more COVID-17 deaths and 1,411 more positive cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. That brings the total positive cases to 338,675 and cumulative deaths to 1,613. One death reported on Jan. 23 had been subtracted because if was discovered the victim was from Nevada, not Salt Lake County as had been believed. In addition, four of the deaths reported today occurred in December of 2020. The 17 newly reported deaths were of: Three Davis county women between 65 and 84, long-term care facility residents A Davis County…

OGDEN, Utah – By the time winter break came, the Davis School District was placing over 1,000 students a week on quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19. In 2021, due to changes in state health department guidelines, the number quarantined has been cut down to double digits, Assistant Superintendent John Zurbuchen said at a school board meeting Tuesday.