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Utah Department of Health reports rise in new COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 is spiking again in Utah and health experts are asking the public to get vaccinated and take appropriate precautions. Over the past seven days, the Utah Department of Health reports 4,504 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths and 118 hospitalizations, with 18 of those patients in intensive care units. Physicians expect those numbers to continue to increase over the next several weeks. “I'm not surprised by today's numbers and I think it's a significant under count,” Dr. Brandon Webb, infectious disease physician at Intermountain Healthcare, said Thursday. “Do we need to ...