ST. GEORGE — In case you missed it, here is your weekend recap of the top five most viewed stories published on St. George News from Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22.
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First COVID-19 positive test diagnosed in Southern Utah
ST. GEORGE — The Southwest Utah Public Health Department has confirmed the first case of a person being diagnosed in Southern Utah with a positive test of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Because of confidentiality, the department is only identifying the person as an adult. They did not specify age or gender.
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Washington County declares state of emergency due to COVID-19
ST. GEORGE — The Washington County Commission declared a state of emergency Friday regarding the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the county.
“What we did today is took care of declaring a countywide state of emergency in regards to our economic conditions and some of the resulting impact the county will be facing,” Washington County Commissioner Victor Iverson said Friday.
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‘We feel absolutely abandoned’; St. George couple stranded in Peru after COVID-19 border closures
ST. GEORGE — Brad and Jodi Dallof thought they were a world away from the COVID-19 pandemic when the retired St. George couple traveled to Peru March 12 to see the 15th century Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
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‘We just get by’; Coronavirus hits home
ST. GEORGE — Although there has not yet been any diagnosis of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington County, that doesn’t mean the outbreak hasn’t had its effects locally.
Based on several telephone interviews with the St. George News via a social media outreach, people are concerned and compassionate but resolute in their determination to endure. Still, people are scared.
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First COVID-19 death in Utah; Health officials contact those exposed to positive patient in Southern Utah
ST. GEORGE — A day after the first positive COVID-19 test in Washington County was announced, the Utah Department of Health reported the first death in the state as a result of the virus: a man “older than 60” in Davis County, which is in the northern portion of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.
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