Utah - Coronavirus COVID-19

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For second day in row, Utah breaks daily COVID-19 case record with 643 confirmed

“SALT LAKE CITY — For the second day in a row, Utah on Saturday broke its daily record of positive COVID-19 tests, with 643 confirmed.

That is 57 more than Friday, which was the state’s previous record at 586 cases. Just over 5,500 more people received tests since Friday’s report with a nearly 11.7% positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health.

“These numbers are sobering. For three straight weeks now our cases have been increasing at a rate that isn’t sustainable. We are at risk for overwhelming our hospital capacity, which could result in Utahns not getting the medical care they need. The only explanation for this increase in cases is that we are experiencing a real and a dramatic rise in the spread of COVID-19 across our state,” Dr. Angela Dunn, epidemiologist with the state health department, said.“

 

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With 867 new COVID-19 cases, Utah sets another record Friday

 

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Utah reports 760 new cases and 8 new deaths from COVID-19; Utah County emerging as new hot spot

 

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After a slow start to the week, coronavirus cases balloon back up; 785 reported Sunday

 

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Utah hospitals Covid: Proposed critera would ration health care at overwhelmed facilities - CNN

 

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Halloween update shows 1,724 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths in Utah

 

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'It's discouraging': Herbert provides COVID-19 update as state reports record-high 2,807 new cases

 

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9 injured after vehicle crashes into University of Utah COVID-19 testing site

 

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Salt Lake City bar sues county health department over Covid-19 restrictions

2,987 more COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported Friday as Utah breaks records again

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'We must do more': Statewide mask mandate, social gathering limit coming to Utah amid COVID-19 surge

“SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert issued a statewide mask mandate Sunday night as part of emergency orders directing Utahns to limit social gatherings to their own household to combat the state's current COVID-19 surge.

Three days after Herbert revealed he was meeting with health and legislative officials to discuss the state of the coronavirus pandemic, the outgoing governor released a video message announcing the plan to slow the spread of COVID-19 and increase testing before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
In conjunction with the Utah Department of Health, Herbert issued concurrent executive and public health orders while declaring a new state of emergency.

"We must do more, and we must do it now," he said. "This is about much more than just mandates. This is about personal responsibility.

Both orders, which go into effect Monday at 1 p.m. MT, and will remain until at least Monday, Nov. 23, represent the governor's widest measures of reform to date as Utah hit an all-time high in the spread of the virus, including new cases and hospitalization rates, in the same week.

"I ask you now, and I implore you, to do everything within your power to stop the spread of this disease," Herbert said. "The day will come when we won't have to wear masks or social distance — when we will be able to see everyone we love and care about, and give hugs and handshakes without worrying about unknowingly spreading this disease.

"I hope this day will come sooner rather than later. In the past when we have had natural disasters, we have all come together to give assistance to our neighbors, sacrificing whatever we can to help them out. This crisis is no different. It is time for the divisiveness to end, and for all of us as Utahns to unite in making whatever sacrifice is necessary to help our neighbor and to bring healing back to our state."“

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“Anyone who is found to organize large gatherings of people will be fined $10,000 per occurrence, Herbert said, and state officials and prosecutors will hold them accountable. He also said that his office will distribute information about safe gatherings for the upcoming holiday season "in the coming days."“

 

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“Utah mask mandate draws protest

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Utah governor's mansion on Monday as Gov. Gary Herbert's statewide mask mandate went into effect, an effort to help combat the state's boom in new coronavirus cases.

The crowd waved signs with slogans such as "stop the tyranny" and describing Herbert as a "dictator." Protester Ken Whetstone told The Deseret News that more people would have protested, but they were intimidated by "big government." Herbert also banned extracurricular activities and casual social gatherings among those of different households, citing the severe strain the increasing coronavirus caseload has put on hospitals.

"If everybody who’s not happy with the mask mandate and the limit of 10 people gathering, if everyone that was unhappy with that came out to protest, this street would be full," Whetstone said.”

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NOV 12, 2020
Utah shatters single-day COVID-19 record with 3,919 new cases Thursday as Gov. Herbert speaks
Utah's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 3,919 on Thursday, with nine more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

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"We're at the breaking point and ready to have some serious repercussions," Herbert said.

The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 2,738, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 23.2%.

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Utah’s coronavirus cases up nearly 4,000 on Thursday
Utah reported a record-shattering 3,919 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, with record-high hospitalizations and the virus' deadliest single week since the pandemic began.

Between 4.5% and 5% of those cases will end up in the hospital, Gov. Gary Herbert said at a Thursday news conference. “Those numbers should be alarming to all of us,” he said, warning that the state’s hospitals could be overrun if the case numbers don’t come down.

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Herbert added that he hopes a vaccine will be available in Utah in as soon as four or five weeks, and “certainly by the first of the year.” The first doses, he said, would go to first responders, health care workers and people in high-risk groups.

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Gov. Herbert issues Thanksgiving recommendations as Utah sees 3,968 COVID-19 cases, record 18 deaths

 

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COVID-19 patients are filling Utah’s ICU beds, new data shows, as state reports 23 more deaths