Southwest Utah Public Health Department Guidelines for Getting Tested for COVID-19 Updated April 1, 2020 If you have symptoms (including fever, cough, and shortness of breath) and think you may have been exposed to COVID-19: Call your healthcare provider Call the Utah COVID-19 Information Line: 1-800-456-7707 Visit Intermountain Healthcare’s COVID-19 Symptom Checker – LINK
Southwest Utah Public Health Department Guidelines for Funerals Updated April 1, 2020 The SWUPHD is providing the following guidance for funeral services based on Utah’s State Public Health Directives. Funeral homes should work with the family of the deceased to identify how to honor their loved one without a physical gathering for a funeral service until […]
Southwest Utah Public Health Department Guidelines for National Parks Updated April 1, 2020 The Southwest Utah Public Health Department has implemented Utah’s State Public Health Directives for COVID-19, which makes allowances for outdoor recreation in household groups or individuals who maintain social distancing from others. Utah’s State Parks remain open to residents, as do many […]
Southwest Utah Public Health Department Guidelines for Hair & Nail Salons, Barbers, Tanning Salons, & Body Art Studios Updated April 1, 2020 All employees should wash their hands frequently throughout the business day. Sanitizer should be available at each workstation and throughout the establishment. Lobbies and waiting areas should be closed; clients may wait in their vehicles until […]
NEWS RELEASE – (03/27/2020) Southwest Utah Reports COVID-19-Related Death of Resident ST. GEORGE, UT – The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) is reporting the COVID-19-related death of a local resident. The woman, an older adult under the age of 60, passed away yesterday in a Salt Lake area hospital. She had significant underlying health […]
Public health agencies are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first detected in China in December 2019 and continues to expand in a growing number of countries, including the United States. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Visit our main COVID-19 page for […]
Announcements from Gov. Gary R. Herbert, the Utah COVID-19 Community Task Force, the Utah Department of Health, and the Utah Association of Local Health Departments These proactive measures to limit the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Utah communities are effective for the next two weeks beginning on Monday, March 16, 2020. At that time, […]
NEWS RELEASE – (03/11/2020) COVID-19 Update for Southwest Utah WASHINGTON, IRON, KANE, BEAVER, & GARFIELD COUNTIES, UT – The spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) has met the criteria to be declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although there have been no confirmed community-spread cases of COVID-19 in the five counties served […]
NEWS RELEASE – (03/06/2020) COVID-19 Patient Released from Hospital ST. GEORGE, UT – At the direction of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a patient who has tested positive for COVID-19, but has had no symptoms, has been released from the hospital. The individual was infected outside of the United States and has […]
