State sounds warning about southern Utah COVID cases

Southern Utah could see a surge in coronavirus cases after the area experienced its most contagious two weeks since the pandemic hit, the state epidemiologist warned Wednesday.The five-counties in the southwestern health district recorded 55 new cases this week, and 56 cases the week before, the largest number of new cases since tracking began in mid-March, the Spectrum newspaper reported. The uptick can’t be explained by increased testing, epidemiologist Angela Dunn said.“We’r