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0000017b-652b-d50a-a3ff-f7efb02e0000KPCW's COVID-19 news coverage for Summit County and Wasatch County, Utah. 0000017b-652b-d50a-a3ff-f7efb02f0000You can also visit the Utah Department of Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization websites for additional information.

Saturday COVID-19 Update: Summit And Wasatch Counties Confirm More Cases

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The Utah Department of Health released new numbers Saturday afternoon about COVID-19 in the state.

There are 1,428 confirmed cases statewide, up 182 from Friday. Summit County has 230 cases, an increase of 8 from Friday, and 14 patients have been hospitalized. Wasatch County has 70 confirmed cases, up one from the day before. Four have been hospitalized. 

Salt Lake County has the most confirmed cases in the state at 650. After Summit County, the county with the highest number of cases is Utah County, with 186 cases.  

UDOH says more than 28,000 people have been tested in Utah. The state has reported eight deaths related to COVID-19. The most recent patient to have died was a woman older than 85 living in a Salt Lake County long-term care facility.

Emily Means hadn’t intended to be a journalist, but after two years of studying chemistry at the University of Utah, she found her fit in the school’s communication program. Diving headfirst into student media opportunities, Means worked as a host, producer and programming director for K-UTE Radio as well as a news writer and copy editor at The Daily Utah Chronicle.
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