The recent spike began over Memorial Day weekend and was likely caused by more people gathering while disregarding social distancing guidelines, said state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn. She and Herbert urged Utah residents to take precautions such as wearing masks.

“I know we’ve asked a lot of everybody over the past several months, but you know we’re not at the end yet,” Dunn told reporters Thursday. “So it’s going to really take us a lot of discipline to continue taking these measures individually.”