Doctors: 'Stealth variant' found in Utah, not expected to create another surge
Five cases of BA.2, a subvariant of omicron, have been sequenced in Utah.\n
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Five cases of BA.2, a subvariant of omicron, have been sequenced in Utah.\n
Utah health officials reported 24,147 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, as well as 20 additional deaths.
Respirator masks are required under Salt Lake County’s new mask mandate, but the demand is making it difficult for Utahns to find them.
In response to the expected spike in COVID cases over the weekend and last week’s record number of new cases, Intermountain healthcare physicians provided an update Monday on the current COVID surge.
Half of Salt Lake County’s COVID-19 cases during the record-breaking omicron surge are in people who are vaccinated, but experts said booster shots are still the best protection against severe illness or death, along with wearing masks as required under a new mask mandate.