Utahâs coronavirus percentage rate continues to climb slightly
The state health department reported 281 new cases and two more deaths on Sunday.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Individuals experiencing homelessness were able to get assistance from the homeless court, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations and other services, on Rio Grande Street, as part of a Salt Lake City Community Commitment Program Resource Fair on Rio Grande Street, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. | Updated: 6:51 p.m.
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The percentage rate of coronavirus cases continues to see a slight uptick throughout the state, as reported by health officials on Sunday.
Opponents want all spraying to stop, arguing it can do more harm than good.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mosquitoes at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District s facility in February. The district is backing away from plans to use a C-130 plane to spray for mosquitoes.
| April 24, 2021, 11:38 a.m.
Faced with intense opposition from environmental and community groups, Salt Lake City mosquito-control officials have abandoned their proposal to use military aircraft to spray chemical insecticide.
The controversy, however, has hardly abated.
The city’s mosquito abatement district hoped to save thousands of dollars by enlisting the U.S. Air Force, which would provide a C-130 Hercules transport plane and pilots at no cost, to apply adulticide chemicals over the city’s largely uninhabited northwest quadrant, where these soggy lands meet the Great Salt Lake. While officials remain confident the project would have been appropriate and safe, they cited a preferenc
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