The Utah Department of Health released new numbers Monday showing 87 outbreak-related cases of the virus since the first case was discovered in May. A total of 95 hepatitis A cases have been reported in Utah since the start of the year, but the additional cases don’t involve the strain behind infections in California or Michigan, where the other two outbreaks started last year.
In the past two weeks, the Health Department has added 12 new cases to its tally. Usually, Utah sees just three or four hepatitis A cases annually. All have been centered on the state’s homeless population.