SALT LAKE CITY-Sunday, the Utah Department of Health released the daily statistics for COVID-19 cases in the Beehive State. There are presently 2,303 positive tests for COVID-19 in Utah. This is an increase of 97 positive tests from Saturday. This is a drop-off from Friday-Saturday, which saw 104 positive tests […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Friday evening, the first death of a Wasatch County resident related to COVID-19 was confirmed. Officials at the Wasatch County Health Department reported it was a male casualty who died in his 60’s at a Salt Lake City-area hospital. He died from complications from COVID-19 but had other […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)-Even as most Americans are under orders from their governor to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, leaders in a handful of states have steadfastly refused to take that action, arguing it’s unneeded and could be harmful. Nine governors have refused to issue statewide […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, Utah state epidemiologist Dr. Angela C. Dunn spoke to Utah media at the State Capitol building concerning the latest updates on the COVID-19 briefing. Dunn confirmed that the positive test rate consistently remains around 5 percent. She also stated that the relatively low death rate (13 deaths […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, it was confirmed that one patient at a Salt Lake City nursing facility has died of COVID-19. Three more have been hospitalized and two staff members tested positive. Utah Department of Health officials confirmed that this occurred Thursday. The victim was 85 years old. Six of seven […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jobless claims in Utah ballooned again last week as tens of thousands of people forced out of work during the coronavirus crisis flooded a system that had been staffed to handle a trickle during a time of historically low unemployment. Numbers released Thursday show 28,560 […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, Utah Governor Gary Herbert mentioned that Utah is receiving machines that can produce tests for COVID-19 more swiftly than was previously possible. Herbert said 15 of these machines would be arriving soon but even more are needed to get coronavirus under control. These new tests are made […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Per statements released last week, it is anticipated that Utah will reach its COVID-19 peak April 24. This report was published by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The report also projects the number of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators the state needs to assist patients […]
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after the games were due to start this year. “The schedule […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former speaker of the Utah House, auto executive and philanthropist Robert Garff died Sunday because of complications of COVID-19, his daughter and the automotive group said. Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard, R-North Salt Lake, posted on Facebook: “My loving dad passed away peacefully today from COVID-19. […]
