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COVID-19 cases spike in Uinta Basin, but Utah in 'really good spot' - KSL.com
Jun 11, 2021 1 min, 21 secs
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases increased by 266 on Friday, with no new deaths and 37,700 vaccinations reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 273, according to the health department.

While there has been a small surge of COVID-19 cases in Utah since the Memorial Day weekend, the state is still doing well, Intermountain Healthcare infectious diseases physician Dr.

About 75% of all intensive care unit hospital beds in Utah are now occupied, including 78% in the state's 16 referral hospitals, according to the health department.

An estimated 401,350 Utah COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered, according to the health department.

The TriCounty Health Department in eastern Utah is reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last week.

There have been 83 new cases over the last five days in the TriCounty Health Department, which covers Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties in the northeast part of the state, according to a news release from the agency.

Just 27% of eligible Utahns ages 12 and older have received the COVID-19 in the TriCounty district — the lowest rate of any district in the state, according to the health department.

The health district will be offering drive-thru vaccination clinics on Saturday at Duchesne High School from 9-11 a.m., at Utah State University's Roosevelt campus from 1-3 p.m., and at the Vernal TriCounty Health Department from 1-3 p.m.

For more information on how the Utah Department of Health compiles and reports COVID-19 data, visit coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts and scroll down to the "Data Notes" section at the bottom of the page

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