As of Sunday, April 12th, TriCounty Health Department is reporting 9 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on their Situational Update page on www.tricountyhealth.com. The report shows 6 in Uintah County and 3 in Duchesne County. Daggett County still reports 0 cases. Estimated tests conducted in the TriCounty area is listed at 374 as of that report. On Thursday, the total count was at 8 cases. As a guest on the USU and You program on Newstalk 104.5 FM and AM 920 KVEL on April 9th, TriCounty Health Officer Jordan Mathis shared that the cases in the TriCounty Health District are now entering the phase where there are less active cases than total cases. At the time of the interview, Mathis said the first positive case is now recovered and no longer carrying the virus. With time, more of the cases will recover and so even though the total case count may rise, that number will include those that have recovered and are no longer carriers of COVID-19. During the interview, Mathis emphasized that it is important that everyone continue to look out for each other and do what we can to limit exposure to vulnerable groups like the elderly. Social distancing remains important and wearing masks in public will help blunt the virus in the community. To listen to the full interview, visit www.BasinNow.com and click on Public Affairs under the Community Tab. Link: https://basinnow.com/public_
