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The omicron variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in Utah
The person who tested positive is an older adult from southwest Utah who recently returned home from South Africa, officials said.
By Sean P. Means
| Dec. 3, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
| Updated: 5:47 p.m.
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has arrived in Utah.
The Utah Department of Health announced Friday that it confirmed the first case of the new COVID-19 variant — using ongoing genetic sequencing of positive COVID-19 samples at the Utah Public Health Laboratory.A news conference is scheduled for later Friday afternoon.
The person who tested positive was an older adult living within the Southwest Utah Public Health District — which covers Washington, Beaver, Garfield, Iron and Kane counties. This person had recently returned home to Utah from traveling to South Africa, UDOH reported...
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in Utah
The person who tested positive is an older adult from southwest Utah who recently returned home from South Africa, officials said.
By Sean P. Means
| Dec. 3, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
| Updated: 5:47 p.m.
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has arrived in Utah.
The Utah Department of Health announced Friday that it confirmed the first case of the new COVID-19 variant — using ongoing genetic sequencing of positive COVID-19 samples at the Utah Public Health Laboratory.A news conference is scheduled for later Friday afternoon.
The person who tested positive was an older adult living within the Southwest Utah Public Health District — which covers Washington, Beaver, Garfield, Iron and Kane counties. This person had recently returned home to Utah from traveling to South Africa, UDOH reported...
