TriCounty Health Officer Jordan Mathis visited the Eagle Country 105.5 FM studio on Tuesday to deliver the weekly Give’m Health update on COVID-19. Mathis shared that theatres are able to open up this week by following spacing requirements. Spacing requirements are based off of household groups being spaced 6 feet apart so theatres can open as long as they meet those requirements. Face coverings for the public are still encouraged. Mathis says they are waiting for guidance on Little League baseball and softball that is expected from the Governor’s Office this week. Mathis is also waiting for further guidance from the Governor’s Office on the criteria for moving the TriCounty area from Orange to a Yellow status. The lawful order from the state of Utah says that areas desiring an exemption to the order can submit a request and justification for the request but every other county in the state that has asked for that exemption so far has been denied by the Governor. Mathis is waiting to learn what the Governor determines to be the justification. “So I am waiting for some guidance from them to see if we meet that criteria and then we could maybe transition to Yellow,” shares Mathis. The Situational Update on www.tricountyhealth.com reports that as of Tuesday evening the total COVID-19 cases in Uintah County stays at 6 with all 6 Recovered. Duchesne County remains at 8 with 4 now Recovered. Daggett County and the Ute Indian Tribe both remain at 0 confirmed cases and the estimated tests conducted in the Tri-County area is 2,643. Also, in addition to the drive up COVID-19 testing locations in Vernal and Roosevelt, a new drive up testing location has started this week in Fort Duchesne for Ute Tribal members. On a final note, Mathis emphasized that numbers are trending in a good direction, people are recovering, and there are good signs moving forward in the TriCounty Health District.
