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Gov. Cox issues statement on President Biden’s vaccine mandate
September 9, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 9, 2021) — Gov. Cox issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate: “Getting vaccinated is the single most important thing people can do right now to protect ourselves and our community and reduce the spread of the Delta variant. While we support efforts that encourage vaccinations, […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreUtah COVID-19 Briefing: August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (August 31, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en Univision 32. Some information from this briefing includes: For the first time since the pandemic began there were zero ICU beds in Utah’s referral hospitals this past weekend. These are the hospitals that treat the […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreGov. Cox will send more than 1 million higher-quality face masks to school districts
August 16, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 16, 2021) — As many Utah students begin to return to the classroom, the Cox-Henderson Administration wants to keep them as safe as possible from COVID-19. To help, we’re sending out more than 1 million higher-quality masks to school districts. Districts will start seeing surgical-style masks in kids sizes arriving at […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreUtah COVID-19 Briefing: Aug. 3, 2021
August 3, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 3, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en Emergencias Utah. Some highlights from this briefing include: The current COVID situation is starting to overwhelm our hospitals and ICUs. We reported last month that the models were predicting 1,200 new COVID cases per day. […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreGov. Spencer J. Cox apologizes for reporting COVID-19 vaccination data error
July 12, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (July 12, 2021) — In response to an error reported by the Utah Department of Health, Gov. Spencer J. Cox issued the following letter to the people of Utah: “We screwed up. And I sincerely apologize. “When I became governor, I promised that I would hold myself and others in state government […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreUtah hits 70% vaccination goal
July 6, 2021UPDATE: In response to an error reported by the Utah Department of Health, Gov. Spencer J. Cox issued a letter to the people of Utah on July 12, 2021. Read it here. SALT LAKE CITY (July 6, 2021) — Big news: We’ve hit the 70% vaccination goal for Utahns 18+! As of July 4, the Utah […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreUtah COVID-19 Briefing: July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (July 1, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en Univision 32. Some highlights from this briefing include: We are starting to see an uptick, not only in case counts, but in hospitalizations. Yesterday, at 574, was the highest case count we have seen since […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreWatch: Gov. Cox answers your questions live in a virtual town hall
June 14, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (June 14, 2021) — Have a question for us? Now’s your chance to ask! Join us for a Facebook Live at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15. We’ll talk about drought conditions, wildfire prevention and more. You can ask your questions live or submit them here: http://bit.ly/FBLive615. Sign up for our #OneUtah newsletter to […]
Tags: COVID-19 Education Future Prosperity Opportunity Rural Matters Read MoreUtah COVID-19 Briefing: June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (June 10, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en Univision 32. Some highlights from this briefing include: The fact that we live in a desert is more apparent this year as we begin to face one of the worst droughts in decades. It’s easy […]
Tags: COVID-19 Read MoreUtah COVID-19 Briefing: May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021SALT LAKE CITY (May 27, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en Univision 32. Some highlights from this briefing include: We have now administered more than 2.5 million total doses of vaccines. Almost 57% of all eligible people in Utah have gotten at least one dose! We’re happy […]
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