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As of Monday evening, there were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the TriCounty Health District. In fact, the case added on Sunday that brought the total in the Uintah Basin to 11 was a mistake.
State parks located in Daggett, Uintah, and Duchesne Counties are no longer restricted to residents only residing within each county. The Utah Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that Governor Herbert had lifted the restrictions on all Utah State Parks and the only state parks that remained restricted were due to local health orders.
The Uintah County Library will be open to the public starting Tuesday, February 21st. “This initial soft-opening is an opportunity for people to come in to browse and check out the Library's collections,” explains Library Director Sam Passey.
The latest employment numbers issued by the Department of Workforce Services provides a snapshot of employment in Utah before social distancing measures were widely taken throughout the state. Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for March 2020 grew by an estimated 2.6 percent from one year prior, adding 40,400 jobs to the economy in that time.
On Sunday evening, TriCounty Health Department reported 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on their Situational Update page on www.tricountyhealth.com. This is an increase of one case from the previous report.
Uintah Basin Healthcare has joined the effort to expand local COVID-19 testing, pairing with TriCounty Health Department and TestUtah.com. The new testing site is at Uintah Basin Medical Center in Roosevelt, where they were already performing testing as a hospital but they had limited tests and previously very few people qualified to be tested.
The Utah Department of Transportation has a plethora of projects that are planned for the 2020 construction season. There are eleven projects throughout Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett Counties. Several of the projects include chip sealing and resurfacing Highway 40. On S.R. 87 near Lake Fork Creek bridge and on S.R. 44, UDOT will be installing guardrails, upgrading the parapet, concrete barrier, and installing no passing markers.
While the conditions that were created by the introduction of COVID-19 have generally brought out the best in our community, there are some incidents where that is not true. The Uintah Basin has a variety of nature centered parks and activities that we can enjoy. Sadly, there has been a spike of vandalism and graffiti happening specifically at Moonshine Arch.
The Uintah Recreation District will be having a soft opening of the Community Center per the Public Health Order 2020-02 starting Monday, April 20th. There are several things to note before showing up. First, there is no open swim, spin classes, or team sports.
TriCounty Health Department has announced that the Public Health Order has been revised, taking effect on Monday, April 20th.
While there was originally a shortage of tests, the state of Utah now has unused supplies and has opened up more COVID-19 drive-through testing locations around the state, including one that opened in Vernal on Thursday. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is helping spread the word.
Making history in several ways, the Utah Legislature started a special session on Thursday to address topics that have come up due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time the Legislature has called itself into a special session and it is the first time a special session is being held remotely through the use of technology.