ST. GEORGE Utah Sen. Don Ipson can t think of anyone he knew that had been infected by COVID-19 during the summertime.
That changed in the months between then and now. Ipson, R-St. George, said he now knows several people who have contracted it, been hospitalized, and even a few who have died from complications caused by it. Then, just weeks ago, he toured Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, with some of his legislator colleagues and witnessed firsthand the issues the hospital staff has to deal with to match the needs of COVID-19 patients.
The tour was eye-opening, he said. Reflecting on it Tuesday, he called it humbling and scary. For him, it hit close to home because two of his granddaughters work in health care just like the staff he watched hard at work.
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