Recently, as part of Utah’s COVID-19 response, the state’s Multicultural Advisory Committee commissioned a report looking into the ways multicultural communicates have been affected by …
Utah teachers, school staff, older adults to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Teachers and staff members in Utah’s K-12 schools will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 11. Utah Gov. Spencer …
Stronger Together: COVID-19 Multicultural Town Hall
Join us via Facebook Live on Tuesday, January 5th at 6 PM for a conversation on equitable COVID-19 response efforts! We will hear from leaders of the Multicultural Advisory Committee and other state and community organizations that are on the frontlines of policy, health, communications, and economic relief.
Free COVID-19 Testing Expanded Across Utah
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is offering free rapid antigen testing at many locations throughout the state of Utah. Anyone can get tested at these free testing clinics, even if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19. Anyone who wants to be tested can find a location and register online through this online map.
Gov. Gary Herbert declares state of emergency for hospital overcrowding, case surge
Following weeks of continued stress on Utah’s hospital networks due to a rise in cases of COVID-19, Gov. Gary R. Herbert has declared a new State of Emergency to address hospital overcrowding.
The situation is dire and unsustainable. We must take action now to protect our hospitals and healthcare workers and to avoid further devastation on our families, communities, and businesses.
Straining the System: What Does it mean to have Utah hospitals at capacity?
Governor Herbert and Utah’s hospital leaders have been telling Utahns for several weeks that sharply increasing COVID-19 cases could strain Utah’s hospitals beyond their capacity. But what does that mean? And what can be done about it?
State Leaders Publish Unified Response Scoreboard
When the state started its unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic back in March 2020, leaders worked furiously to look at ways to support the …
Glad you asked: How does Utah count COVID-19 deaths?
Definitions, explained in the context of COVID-19: Comorbidity: A health condition that exists at the same time as another condition. Pre-existing condition: A health condition …
Glad you asked: Why does Utah need to be under a ‘state of emergency?’
Yesterday, Governor Gary Herbert reissued an executive order declaring a state of emergency. All state of emergency orders are in effect for one month at a …
Testing FAQ with Gov. Herbert and Testing Director Nate Checketts
During the weekly COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday, August 13, 2020, Governor Gary Herbert interviewed Utah Department of Health deputy director Nate Checketts, who oversees testing …