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Health official calls out BYU, UVU students for rise in case counts

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s top epidemiologist on Monday called out Utah County college students for contributing to the state’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

And as school is now back in session, a new federal study conducted in Salt Lake City found that even asymptomatic young children can transmit the disease to others.

“We are experiencing a clear upward trend in case counts right now. This trend is being driven, in large part, by an increase in cases among college-aged young adults in Utah County,” Dr. Angela Dunn, epidemiologist with the Utah Department of Health, said in a statement Monday.