Utah's COVID-19 indicators are continuing to creep up ahead of Labor Day weekend.
, shows levels are rising in nearly 9% of the sewage treatment plants tested throughout the state. None currently have elevated levels, although almost 47% are at a "level of potential concern."
Two additional deaths from COVID-19 in Utah have been reported, a Salt Lake County woman older than 85 and a Washington County man between 65 and 84. Utah's death toll from the virus is now at 5,415., too, with hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the U.S. increasing just under 19% for the week ending Aug. 19 while deaths rose more than 17% for the week ending Aug. 26, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With Utahns heading into a long holiday weekend amid the increases in COVID-19, the advice from state public health officials is likely to sound familiar. "Just the same stuff we've always said," said Charla Haley, a spokeswoman for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. "If you're sick, stay home. Wash your hands often. Cover your coughs and sneezes."Not only is the current dominant variant of the virus, EG.5 or Eris, driving a summer surge, there's a newer version of the virus raising concerns. The CDC is warning BA.2.
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