Utah hits 1 millionth coronavirus case during highly contagious BA.5 surge

Intermountain Healthcare’s Dr. Eddie Stenehjem said the state likely passed this milestone months ago because of dramatic undercounting of new cases.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Nomi Health COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot of Amazon on Friday, June 10, 2022 in Salt Lake City.

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