Coronavirus: Utah responds to the pandemic

Tom Wilson gets his temperature checked by Tommy Nez before going to work for Delta at the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City during the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, 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 Wednesday, May 6, 2020.

Utah has seen 5,595 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 58 deaths as of Wednesday, according to the Utah Department of Health.

Worldwide, the novel coronavirus pandemic has now infected 3,588,773 and killed 247,503 people as of Wednesday, 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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