(Newser) – An outbreak of salmonella of unknown origin has affected nearly two dozen states and hospitalized 31 people, USA Today reports. The CDC said Friday that 212 cases have emerged in 23 states, with 8 new states listed since Tuesday. While the bacterial outbreaks are often linked to a …
Read More »Patient waiting for COVID-19 test dies online
(Newser) – A 71-year-old nursing home patient died Sunday while waiting in line at a coronavirus testing center in Utah. A caregiver and driver from Mountain View Health Services in Ogden took him to the North Ogden Clinic test site, operated by Intermountain Healthcare, which gave him a waiting time …
Read More »Wastewater can help track pandemic virus trends
NEW YORK (AP) – One county in Utah repressed an increase in pandemic virus infections in the spring, and another experienced an increase in its rate. Both trends appeared in its wastewater. Yes, sewer. In the US and Europe, researchers and health officials say they can follow the course of …
Read More »Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett among 4 killed in Utah plane crash
Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among four people who died in a plane crash in Utah, authorities said Friday. Brummett, 35, was piloting a small plane from the South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan, Utah, when it crashed near Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon, the …
Read More »Coronavirus updates: Intermountain to reset stricter visitation guidelines
Intermountain Will Restore Stricter Visiting Guidelines As COVID-19 continues to rise in Utah, including 676 new cases registered by the state on Friday, Intermountain Healthcare will restore stricter guidelines for visitors at all Intermountain Healthcare hospitals and clinics in Utah and Idaho. The policies will be implemented starting Monday. Under …
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