SALT LAKE CITY It s been nearly one year now since the COVID-19 pandemic officially arrived in Utah and turned it upside down much like the rest of the world.
The coronavirus has since been blamed as the leading cause of death for 1,797 Utahns 717 of those deaths were Salt Lake County residents, according to Utah Department of Health data pulled Tuesday night. The city lists that at least 137 residents accounted for the county total.
More than 135,000 residents in the county contracted it over the past year and it led to over 6,300 hospitalizations so far, as well. University of Utah Health doctors said it became the state s third-leading cause of death in 2020 behind heart disease and cancer.
People with cancer are at increased risk of illness and death from the COVID-19 virus. Huntsman Cancer Institute is among many cancer centers and organizations nationwide urging government leaders and health departments to prioritize access to COVID-19 vaccines for people with cancer and survivors of cancer.
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HERRIMAN February is about more than Valentine s Day for many Utah families. It s also about awareness of a common and potentially deadly birth defect. Doctors have important advice for all parents expecting a baby.
Tammy Alsup and her daughter Callie, age 7, frost heart-shaped cookies and choose candy hearts to top them with in their Herriman home. Choices like these are a luxury for parents with a critically ill child. Before, I think I would take my loved ones for granted but now, with Callie, it s like we almost didn t get her, Alsup said.
You wouldn t know that anything is wrong with Callie by looking at her. The shy second-grader with blond hair and an inquisitive smile explains it this way: I have a special heart, Callie Alsup said.
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SALT LAKE CITY Utah’s largest health care provider, Intermountain Healthcare, said Friday that nine mass COVID-19 vaccination sites stretching from Logan to St. George are expected to begin operating March 1, along with smaller, drive-thru locations in rural areas of the state.
The announcement comes as Utah reported 1,060 new cases of the coronavirus Friday and 11 additional deaths.
Intermountain’s mass vaccination sites are still being finalized, according to a spokesman, but Gov. Spencer Cox has said shots should be available at stadiums, movie theaters and parking lots places that can administer at least 1,000 doses a day to keep up with an anticipated boost in Utah’s allotment from the federal government.
Breakthrough Gene Therapy at Primary Childrenâs Hospital helps little cowboy thrive
A rare, progressive genetic disease thatâs often fatal for infants and toddlers has been stopped its tracks by a groundbreaking gene therapy at Intermountain Primary Childrenâs Hospital.
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A rare, progressive genetic disease thatâs often fatal for infants and toddlers has been stopped its tracks by a groundbreaking gene therapy at Intermountain Primary Childrenâs Hospital.
Primary Childrenâs was one of the first in the United States to offer the gene therapy Zolgensma, used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children younger than 2 years.