Shortened COVID quarantine time could benefit economy but bring risk, Dr. Angela Dunn says

Dr. Angela Dunn, executive director of Salt Lake County Health Department, on Aug. 10. Dunn said Wednesday that shortening COVID-19 quarantine time, as recommended by the CDC, could benefit the economy but also brings risk. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY — Although the number of new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday is higher than any single day since January, Utah health officials plan to follow the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and shorten quarantine recommendations to five days.

Dr. Angela Dunn, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department and former state epidemiologist, said Wednesday that the new CDC guidance took public health officials across the nation by surprise. She said the county health department has…

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