Utah Records 2nd-Most COVID-19 Cases As Surge Continues

Utah reported its second-highest daily number of new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday as the state deals with a troubling surge that has already led the state’s Republican governor to enact a face mask requirement at certain state buildings and pause before lifting more business restrictions. State figures show that the 590 new COVID-19 confirmed cases are the second-most since the pandemic began, behind only the 643 tallied Saturday. The state has averaged 503 cases per day over the last week. That is more than double the 200-per-day rate the state’s epidemiologist recommended that state should be at by July 1 to avoid having to shutdown the economy.