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Omicron confirmed in Utah; doctor says state still reeling from delta
The COVID-19 omicron variant has arrived in Utah. The Utah Department of Health announced Friday that the state confirmed its first case of the wide-spreading mutation, detected in an resident who had recently returned from a trip to South Africa. The person was described as an "older adult" who lives inside the Southwest Utah Public Health District, which covers Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington counties. The UDOH announcement said the person "is fully vaccinated, received monoclonal antibody treatment, and is recovering at home after experiencing only mild ...
