SALT LAKE CITY Utah s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 3,203 on Thursday, with a record-high 30 more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health. This is a tragic reminder that while there is a lot of hope on the horizon with the vaccine, we still have quite a long ways to go and we need to continue being vigilant to protect individuals against unnecessary illness and death, health department state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn said at a Thursday news conference.
Despite the high death total, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Utahns can be optimistic since the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the state this week.
As more Utah hospitals get COVID-19 vaccine, the state reports 30 new deaths and a plateau in cases
Vaccine shipments are getting to Utah more quickly than expected.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Braden Durney gets a COVID-19 vaccine from Brandon Widdison, as Lehi s Mountain Point Medical Center gives out its first COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. | Updated: Dec. 18, 2020, 5:38 a.m.
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A second wave of COVID-19 vaccine shipments have arrived in Utah, with more hospitals across the state beginning to give shots to their front-line workers.