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COVID-19 Transmission Picking Up In Cache County Among Unvaccinated Individuals

COVID-19 transmission rates in Cache Valley have been slowly increasing, putting the area at a moderate level.Caleb Harrison, an epidemiologist at Bear River Health Department, said about 6.2% of COVID tests are coming back positive. He said the health department is recording about eight new cases a day, but the actual number of infections is likely higher because not everyone’s getting tested.

 

Harrison said there’s a chance that Cache County could move into the high level when results come in on Thursday, but it will most likely stay at moderate. Read the rest of the story on HJnews.com.

 

This story is made possible thanks to a community reporting partnership between The Herald Journal and Utah Public Radio.