The new satellite branch of the Bear River Health Department in south Logan in the Riverwoods complex.
LOGAN – The Bear River Health Department (BRHD) has become the fourth local health department in Utah to earn national accreditation from the Public Health Administration Board (PHAB).
Jordan Mathis, BRHD Health Officer, said the timing of the recognition, happening as staff has been responding the last two years to the COVID-19 pandemic, reflects their dedication to improving the health and well-being of the community.
“We hope this announcement assures the community, our partner organizations, our funders, and or elected officials that the services we provide are as responsive as possible to the needs of our community,” he said.
In news from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), two months ago the state announced a one-day record for coronavirus cases with 10,220. Today’s UDOH report indicates 183 cases since yesterday, and that is 21 more than the state’s current seven-day average.
Three more COVID deaths were also reported today to bring Utah’s total deaths to the virus to 4,553.
In Utah’s three northern counties there have been 236 coronavirus deaths.
The 183 new positive cases since Tuesday increases statewide coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic to 926,149.
There were 2,210 Utahns tested since Tuesday and now 4.98 million people have been tested and over 9.3 million total tests have been administered the last 24 months.
The new seven-day rolling average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 5.7 percent and the rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” 3.5 percent.
The number of Utahns fully vaccinated is over 1.99 million, 61 percent of the state’s total population. Currently 59 percent of residents in northern Utah are fully vaccinated.
Idaho’s Wednesday COVID update shows 4,819 coronavirus deaths and the new total of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 439,928. Case counts in the three southeast Idaho counties include 2,330 total positive cases in Franklin County, 909 in Bear Lake County and 798 in Oneida County.