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Utah County seeing rise in student infections as state reports 563 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths - KSL.com

Utah County seeing rise in student infections as state reports 563 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths - KSL.com

Utah County seeing rise in student infections as state reports 563 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths - KSL.com
Sep 14, 2020 1 min, 12 secs

SALT LAKE CITY — State officials say a recent rise in COVID-19 cases may be attributable to increased infections among college-aged young adults in Utah County.

Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 563 from Sunday, with three more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

The department now estimates there are 9,068 active cases of the disease in Utah.

The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 487, according to the health department.

Of the 721,682 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 8.1% have tested positive for COVID-19.

College-aged young adults in Utah County are thought to account for the majority of new cases in recent days, according to health department state epidemiologist Dr.

Since Friday, about 39% of new COVID-19 cases have come from Utah County, despite that county accounting for only 20% of the state's total population, Dunn said in a news release.

Dunn didn't say if the majority of the new Utah County cases are coming from students at Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University or another population of people in the 14-24 age group.

It's not clear if the parties have played a part in the delay of BYU's football game or the increase of cases in Utah County.

The third death was a Utah County resident who was between the ages of 25 and 44 and was hospitalized when he died

An estimated 48,934 COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered in Utah, according to the health department

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