BREAKING 30-day mask mandate ordered for Salt Lake County
The order takes effect at midnight and will be in force until 5 p.m. on Feb. 7.
“We desperately need to use every tool available to ensure our hospitals can continue providing excellent healthcare through this surge,” said Dr. Dunn. “We also need to ensure that our essential services have the staff necessary to operate — from law enforcement, to plow drivers, to schoolteachers. It is my obligation as health officer to take the action I believe has the best chance to prevent unnecessary suffering throughout our community.
"I am not one who generally supports government mandates, but the data is clear that we have some difficult times in the coming weeks," wrote Winder Newton."I believe this is necessary to send a message that decreased social contact is imperative so that we do not overwhelm our hospitals and can keep schools and businesses open."
Mendenhall cited the record-breaking cases in Utah and across the world as the reason for requesting the mandate. On Friday, the state reported nearly 10,000 new COVID cases as healthcare officials worry about hospital and treatment shortages.
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