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Casualties from the COVID-19 pandemic have reached triple digits in Box Elder County, which continues to experience an above-average rate of death among those who catch the disease and below-average

A big part of the decision hinges on how many children ages 5-12 get vaccinated against COVID-19.\n

While the COVID-19 delta variant has been making headlines and swamping hospitals for months, local statistics may show signs that its wave is beginning to decline.

Cache County’s latest COVID-19 infection numbers include a spike in cases, much of which local epidemiologists are attributing to an outbreak at the Cache County Jail. On Friday, the Bear River Health Department reported 42 new coronavirus infections in Cache County, along with 74 on Thursday. Prior to Thursday, the county’s rolling 7-day average had been hovering around 20 new cases daily. After the spike, that rolling average is up to about 27 new cases daily. “Aside from the j...

Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital Medical Director Taki May is expressing concern as coronavirus cases climb back up in Cache Valley. “Right now we have high volume of patients in the hospital and we’re really nervous about our COVID numbers because we remember what it was like when it was really bad, and I fear that we’re heading there again,” May said in a video interview distributed Monday by Intermountain Healthcare. Statewide, hospitalizations from COVID rose 18% to...

COVID-19 transmission rates in Cache Valley have been slowly increasing, putting the area at a moderate level. Caleb Harrison, an epidemiologist at Bear River Health Department, said about 6.2% of COVID tests are coming back positive. He said the health department is recording about eight new cases a day, but the actual number of infections is likely higher because not everyone’s getting tested. Harrison said there’s a chance that Cache County could move into the high level when resul...

Brendon Egan12:13, Jul 07 2021 Joe Allison/Getty Images Isaiah Moss and the Otago Nuggets face a defining weekend in the NBL. OPINION: Two rounds remain in the National Basketball League’s regular season. The Saints, Hawks, and Sharks are all close to securing their final four spots, while the Huskies and Nuggets are jostling for fourth place. BRENDON EGAN looks ahead to round 11. Do or die for Nuggets Round 11 will make or break the Otago Nuggets’ season. The NBL Showdown champions face ...

Credit Pixabay Vaccine distribution in Utah began in December and January, which means many people are preparing to receive their second doses and there are many stories and rumors surrounding what that will be like. “About 70% of people have a sore arm for the following day. The next most common reactions to the vaccine are fatigue, headache, muscle pains, chills, fever, so pretty typical reactions for when your immune system is kicking into response,” said Caleb Harrison, the epidemiologi...

As the second dose of COVID-19 vaccinations rolls out for frontline and healthcare workers, the percent-positivity of testing shows a high amount of community spread both statewide and in the

The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered to Utah Valley Hospital and the LDS Hospital, and Logan Regional Hospital will be following suit soon — perhaps even by Thursday. “We’re working on a distribution plan right now,” said Sarah Fitzgerald with Logan Regional. “We could be getting it to our caregivers as early as Saturday or even next Monday, just depending on when the vaccine actually gets here, and so that’s awesome news for us. Weâ€�...