Health officials have hope but urge continued caution
As of Dec. 9, Grand County has an average positive test rate of around 21.13% and 42 active COVID-19 cases, as reported by the Southeast Utah Health Department. Early on in the pandemic,…
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45 COVID-19 cases in Grand; two hospitalized
At the Aug. 4 meeting of the Grand County Council, Moab Regional Hospital Chief Executive Officer Jen Sadoff and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dylan Cole reported that the hospital has administered 3,227 tests…
Free Mobile Testing Event
Southeast Utah Health Department Environmental Health Director Orion Rogers receives a swab for COVID-19 during a free mobile testing event put on by the department on July 14. [Murice D. Miller / Moab…
Moab Regional Hospital expands screenings, services
While Moab Regional Hospital has instituted safety procedures for all staff, patients and visitors to protect against the spread of COVID-19, standard hospital services are also being offered including skin screenings, sports physicals…
Another testing option
Free testing for COVID-19 will be available on July 14 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Southeast Utah Health Department offices (575 S. Kane Creek Blvd., Moab) through mobile units from the…
Concerns and COVID cases grow
Public health officials are raising concerns that voluntarily-enforced policies aren’t enough to contain the spread of COVID-19 amid record-setting spikes in positive tests in Utah and across the southwest. “We are quickly getting…
Moab’s sewage, revealed
Scientists have devised a new way of tracking the spread of COVID-19 in our communities: examining the sewers. Researchers are sampling wastewater and testing for the coronavirus in areas around Utah, including Moab,…
COVID-19 nasal swab tests now widely available through hospitals
“We’re at a very early stage of the game with antibody tests for COVID-19,” said Dr. Dylan Cole, chief medical officer at Moab Regional Hospital. Dr. Cole says that while the hospital’s long-term…
COVID-19 test still a wait…if you qualify
While there remain no confirmed cases in Grand County of COVID-19, the coronavirus causing a worldwide pandemic and leading to unprecedented public health measures, that number does not comfort Moab Regional Hospital CEO…