Browsing: COVID-19

OGDEN, Utah –  On Thursday, the Utah Department of Health reports a total of 2,089 new coronavirus cases since Wednesday. There are 30 new deaths. UDOH explains “3 of the 30 deaths being reported today occurred prior to December 31, 2020. The Office of the Medical Examiner conducts thorough investigations of all potential COVID-related deaths, these investigations can take several weeks to complete.” A total of 330,469 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19. The state reported 1,935,579 people tested. This is an increase of 12,793 people tested since yesterday. The state reports 193,777 vaccines administered, up 12,608 from yesterday. The rolling 7-day average for positive…

OGDEN, Utah – Seniors in Weber and Morgan County were frustrated on Thursday afternoon to find their efforts to secure vaccine appointments thwarted by technical difficulties. The department announced earlier on Thursday that new appointments would be available starting at 3 p.m. Just after 3 p.m., 2News received multiple phone calls asking for more information about what was wrong with the website. A post on the department’s Facebook page states, “Our website is experiencing technical difficulties. We will update again when it is functional.” The department told 2News in an email that technical difficulties occurred “as thousands of people attempted…