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Utah mule deer is 1st in U.S. to test positive for COVID-19

The female deer was tested in Morgan County.

(Francisco Kjolseth  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Division of Wildlife Resources intern Levi Watkins and veterinarian Annette Roug perform a health check on a deer at Little Dell Reservoir on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. DWR employees rounded up mule deer in November and December to test them for coronavirus.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Division of Wildlife Resources intern Levi Watkins and veterinarian Annette Roug perform a health check on a deer at Little Dell Reservoir on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. DWR employees rounded up mule deer in November and December to test them for coronavirus.