A child was among 16 newly reported COVID-19 deaths in Utah this week.
Utah’s latest COVID-19 metrics released Thursday showed a slight decrease in newly documented coronavirus cases since last week, but wastewater sites continue to report high levels of the virus in sewers.
Many residents continue to rely on at-home tests, which can make testing figures unreliable. Still, six counties — Tooele, Salt Lake, Summit, Wasatch, Grand and San Juan — each have high COVID-19 community levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends people in those counties wear masks and social distance when visiting indoor public spaces.since the start of the pandemic, health officials said the BA.5 omicron subvariant was fueling the ongoing surge.
Health officials have also been monitoring sewage data, currently a more reliable metric of COVID-19 spread than testing, to track the virus.that 31 of its 33 wastewater sites found elevated levels of coronavirus in sewage samples. The other three sites were on “watch” status, meaning COVID-19 levels are concerning but not high enough to be considered elevated.
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