Utah Health Officials Announce First Case of COVID-19
....The patient is believed to have been exposed to COVID-19 while on a recent cruise aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship. It’s important to recognize this case does not represent community spread of COVID-19 in Utah.
After returning to Utah, the patient visited their health care provider after developing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 infection. The patient’s medical provider collected a clinical sample and submitted it to the Utah Public Health Laboratory (UPHL) for testing.
Because the sample was tested by UPHL, the case is considered to be a “presumptive positive” and further confirmatory testing will be carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The patient is a resident of Davis County and is older than 60. To protect the patient’s privacy, no further details about them will be released. The patient is recovering at home and is under a county-issued isolation order. The Davis County Health Department will monitor the patient, as well as any of the patient’s close contacts....
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