This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Friday June 12th, 2020.   Utah researchers have been studying whether sewage can alert health officials to an increase in cases, reports The Washington Post. Prior to a sudden surge in Cache County Utah, where 287 cases were detected at a meat packing plant, scientists found an increase in the virus in the wastewater. Researchers are hopeful that a community’s sewage, may provide a more accurate reading of the overall infection rate. Utah has 13,366 cases and 131 deaths. Cases peaked June 5th, with 522 new cases reported. Cache County, where the meatpacking plant with the recent cluster is, has 913 (287 tied to the plant). More than half of the state’s cases are in and around Salt Lake City. 

Oregon has implemented a “one week pause” in reopening according to The Governor. Puerto Rico will lift the majority of their restrictions next week. People signing up to attend a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa Oklahoma, are being met with a disclaimer, that they will not hold the campaign or venue liable if they are exposed to COVID-19.  

India reported nearly 10,000 cases yesterday, putting them as the 4th highest case count in the world behind the U.S, Brazil and Russia. The Prosecutor in Bergamo, Lombardy has launched an investigation in to the Italian Government’s handling of the virus in the region. With less than 40 COVID-19 cases reported last week, Australian Officials say the country has all but eliminated the virus. Almost all restrictions will be lifted in July. 

The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment.  

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