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Health officials said they don’t know when the pandemic will end. In the beginning of March 2020, Jeff Coombs, Tooele County Health Department director warned those living in Tooele County that the Novel Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 may eventually reach the county. On Mar. 2, Coombs said that although no cases of the virus had been recorded in Utah, there may be those living with the virus who don’t know they have it. “I expect Tooele County will eventually have confirmed cases and am confident we are prepared to handle those cases,” he said. Coombs warned the public that the virus had already spread to Iran, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, among others. ....
Vaccines administered in Tooele County ♦ The Tooele County Health Department vaccinated some of their employees Tuesday. Vaccinations for members of the community will be available soon. Currently, Tooele County has had 4,359 positive cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Utah Department of Health. There have also been 123 Tooele County residents hospitalized since the start of the pandemic and 12 deaths. According to Amy Bate, public information officer for the Tooele County Health Department, there is no way to know how many individuals are currently receiving hospital care for the virus. On Dec. 24, Tooele County had 3,790 cases of the virus since the beginning of the pandemic, with 123 hospitalizations and 12 deaths, according to a report from the Tooele County Health Department released on Thursday. ....
The COVID-19 vaccine has reached Tooele County. The first COVID-19 vaccinations given in Tooele County were administered to Mountain West Medical Center staff on Monday morning. The Tooele County Health Department followed vaccinations for their healthcare workers Tuesday morning. The second dose of the vaccine will be given 28 days after the first dose was received. A total of 85 employees at the hospital were given Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Monday, which has proven to be 94% effective in preventing COVID-19. Becky Trigg, marketing director and public information officer for Mountain West Medical Center, said that the hospital has 450 staff members and they plan to vaccinate all members of staff, whether paid or volunteers, who want the vaccination, but it will take all week. ....
The COVID-19 vaccine is starting to reach Tooele County healthcare workers and the county Health Department said they will sound the cry when the vaccine is ready for priority groups. The public should watch for messaging from the Health Department, according to Amy Bate, spokesperson for the Tooele County Health Department. “We will make sure we get the word out,” Bate said. “We will communicate through email, newspaper, social media, on our website, and electronic sign when the vaccine is available and to what priority groups.” There have been 6,519 vaccines administered to healthcare workers throughout the state as of Dec. 21, according to the Utah Department of Health. ....