Coronavirus: Utah responds to the pandemic

People embrace while waiting in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Intermountain Healthcare’s mobile testing unit at Park City High School on Saturday, April 18, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, Rep. Ben McAdams and Gov. Gary Herbert have been key figures as the Beehive State responds to COVID-19

Utah Health Department

The coronavirus count in Utah as of Thursday, April 30, 2020.

Utah has seen 4,672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 46 deaths as of Thursday, according to the Utah Department of Health.

Worldwide, the novel coronavirus pandemic has now infected 3,090,445 and killed 217,769 people as of Thursday, according to the World Health Organization.

The respiratory illness is especially hard on those who are elderly, immune-compromised or who have chronic health conditions. Children are not severely ill with COVID-19, as the resulting illness is called, unless they have an underlying condition, but they can transmit the illness.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one of many government agencies providing extensive resources and advice on managing this coronavirus.

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