SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities at Brigham Young University’s Idaho campus are investigating reports that students are purposefully exposing themselves to the coronavirus in hopes of selling their plasma after they recover. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university officials said in a statement that anyone confirmed to have done […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — The families of inmates in Utah State Prison gathered outside the state Department of Corrections headquarters Tuesday to protest the handling of a coronavirus outbreak at the facility and call for improved safety measures. The group joined advocates with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is implementing a new strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic as the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations continued to surge. Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that the state will now place counties under restrictions based on their COVID-19 transmission rates. Six counties are […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) was notified by the Utah Department of Health on Monday October 12 that the previously reported COVID-19 death of a Millard County resident was incorrectly attributed to Millard County. “Thanks to notifications from a few individuals regarding the residence discrepancies, we were able […]
HYRUM, Utah (AP) — A newly released inspection report has revealed that a coronavirus outbreak at a meatpacking plant in northern Utah was more widespread than local health officials previously reported. FOX-13 reported that the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division report said the JBS Beef Plant in Hyrum had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has surpassed the grim milestone of 500 deaths from the coronavirus as the number of new cases and hospitalizations continue to break records. Utah set a daily case count record with 1,501 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday. There is also a record 237 patients […]
Richfield, UT October 7, 2020 – The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) was notified on Wednesday October 7 of the death of a Millard County resident due to COVID-19. The individual was a female over the age of 85 with underlying health conditions. “We are saddened to learn of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah is prepared to host the vice presidential debate Wednesday between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, but some have questioned if the cost of the event was worth it. University spokesman Chris Nelson said the event is expected to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has tested positive for the coronavirus. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Tuesday in a statement that Gerrit W. Gong and his wife were tested after they learned they might have been exposed to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a man who refused to wear a face mask on a Utah-bound flight was escorted off the plane after he and another man got into a physical altercation. Rylie Lansford boarded the flight in Mesa, Arizona, Saturday and was sitting near both passengers. […]
