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Governor Cox Talks COVID-19 Response

Governor Cox Talks COVID-19 Response

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says the state is by no means clear of COVID-19 and people still need to protect themselves. In an interview with KSL-TV, Cox says they are watching the omicron variant “very closely,” but does not yet see the need to enact more […]

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Doctors: Omicron Variant Likely To Become Utah’s Dominate Strain By New Year

Doctors: Omicron Variant Likely To Become Utah’s Dominate Strain By New Year

(Salt Lake City, UT) – Doctors anticipate the COVID-19 Omicron variant will become the most dominant strain in Utah by the start of 2022. While talking with reporters Friday, Dr. Brandon Webb for Intermountain Healthcare explained the rise of the more infectious variant in the Eastern U.S. will eventually be […]

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Utah confirms first COVID-19 case of omicron variant

Utah confirms first COVID-19 case of omicron variant

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials have confirmed its first COVID-19 case of the omicron variant in a patient who traveled to South Africa. The positive case was discovered in an older adult who lives in the southwestern part of the state. Utah health officials said Friday the […]

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Utah State Health Officials Testing for Omicron Variant

Utah State Health Officials Testing for Omicron Variant

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State health officials are testing for signs of the COVID-19 variant known as omicron [[ahm-ih-cron]] as it begins to spread across the country. The first case in the United States was confirmed in California Wednesday and it has now been found in New York and […]

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Utah Health Officials Urge Calm, Vaccinations Following News Of Omicron Variant

Utah Health Officials Urge Calm, Vaccinations Following News Of Omicron Variant

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah health experts are urging residents to remain calm following the revelation of a new COVID-19 variant of concern in South Africa. News of the Omicron variant prompted the U.S to limit travel from southern African nations starting yesterday. The Utah Department of Health says […]

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