[ad_1] New cases are dropping, but infections remain above pre-omicron highs. (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christopher Lee, left, is tested for COVID-19 at a center run by Granite School District and the Salt Lake County Department of Health near Thomas Jefferson Junior High in Kearns, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. | Feb. 3, […]
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[ad_1] Two new free mass testing sites for COVID-19 opened in Utah Monday, at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University, but the state’s policy of urging most Utahns with symptoms to skip testing and just stay home for at least five days will stay the same. The sites, operated through a federal program […]
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[ad_1] Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall could have been excused Tuesday night for engaging a tone of bitterness against state lawmakers during her annual State of the City address. After all, they had practically singled her out in legislation that now forbids any mayor from declaring a “state of emergency in response to an […]
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[ad_1] “Will your bill allow citizens to be arrested for speaking out against critical race theory?” Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, directed the question to Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville. It was one of many he received from constituents about HB16, which Dunnigan is sponsoring. Dunnigan sighed. “Um, no,” he said. The exchange was one of […]
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[ad_1] Utah’s state legislature on Friday ended mask mandates for Salt Lake and Summit Counties by a 45-29 vote. All 45 votes in support of the repeal were provided by Republicans, and the 17 Democrats who opposed were joined by 12 Republicans who voted to keep the mandates in place. “I understand many people are […]
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[ad_1] While wearing a mask, the Bluffdale Republican attended Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s annual State of the State address on Thursday evening. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Mark Strong, R-Bluffdale, checks in for a vote on the House floor during the second to last day of the legislative session at the Utah […]
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[ad_1] Lawmakers meet in the House chamber at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the second day of the legislative session. Utah health officials on Wednesday told lawmakers that the omicron variant of COVID-19 will spread regardless of community mitigation efforts, but masks will slow the spread. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News) Estimated read time: […]
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[ad_1] Utah caregivers are dealing with the steepest surge in the COVID-19 pandemic so far. (Stuart Johnson, KSL-TV) Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SALT LAKE CITY – Unlike other parts of the country, the surge in omicron cases has not peaked yet in Utah. According to a top doctor at University of Utah Hospital, the […]
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[ad_1] LINDON, Utah — A company that produces KN95 and 3-ply masks has found an unexpected lifeline in the COVID-19 surge, though its executives remain frustrated that hospitals and government contracts continue to go to Chinese manufacturers. PuraVita Medical went into operation in July 2020 when it appeared the supply chain into the U.S. was […]
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