Utah County files charges against Halloween party organizers
and last updated 2021-02-08 21:57:56-05
UTAH COUNTY, Utah â The Utah County Attorney s Office announced Monday that it will file charges against the
Utah County David Leavitt made the announcement after saying that his decision was a difficult one to make, but it was time to announce the charges and to work with the health department on the proper fines to issue. We are not issuing charges for the sake of issuing charges, said Leavitt. Every charge we issue has a purpose behind it because we re not here to charge 10,000 people for going to a party. We re here to charge those who participated in the organization of the party, those who advanced it, and possibly those who possibly obstructed the investigation.
Utah COVID-19 trends look good after holiday surge
and last updated 2021-01-19 22:47:34-05
SALT LAKE CITY â Utah s COVID-19 numbers
The chart below shows how case numbers decreased or increased in FOX 13 s weekly tabulations. Columns going down indicate a decrease in cases, which represent the vast majority of people in Utah. The most populous county seeing a significant case increase is Sanpete County.
Utah Department of Health
Utah Department of Health
Overall, numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show Utah s vaccination rates rank 20th among the U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Within Utah, most health department vaccination rates are comparable, except for the Tri-County and the Utah County Health Departments. San Juan County s extremely high rate is likely due to vaccines prioritized for the hard-hit Navajo Reservation.
BYU students could get COVID-19 vaccine as early as March
Experts project BYU students could begin getting the COVID-19 vaccine sometime in the next few months.
“Students at BYU should expect to start receiving their vaccinations in the second group of the timeline (March-July),” said Kylaas Flanagan from the Utah County Health Department.
The phased vaccination plan can be found on the Utah County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine page. The county is currently in the first phase of vaccinating those ages 70+ and healthcare workers.
Nearly a year after the coronavirus began sweeping across the world, experts say BYU students should now begin preparing and researching to choose whether or not to get the vaccine against the virus in the months to come.