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Three Lives Lost To COVID-19 In Wasatch County Since Monday

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Wasatch County Health Department

The Utah State Department of Health reports on Friday  that a Wasatch County female, between 65 and 84 died due to COVID-19. In total, three long term care facility residents, from Wasatch County, have died from COVID-19 since Monday, August 24.

On Wednesday, August 26, a Wasatch County man, older than 85, who had been living in a long-term care facility, died due to COVID-19.

Monday, August 24, a woman 65 to 84, living in a Wasatch County long term care facility, also died from COVID.

To date, Wasatch County reports 627 total COVID-19 cases with a total of seven deaths. This ratio is higher than the state which has had 50,948 identified cases and 407 deaths.

Twenty-five people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 in Wasatch County.

A link to the Wasatch County data can be found here.

KPCW reached out to Wasatch County Public Health but did not receive comment in time for this report.
 
coronavirus.wasatch.utah.gov/Current-Situation
 
 

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KPCW reporter Carolyn Murray covers Summit and Wasatch County School Districts. She also reports on wildlife and environmental stories, along with breaking news. Carolyn has been in town since the mid ‘80s and raised two daughters in Park City.