BREAKING NEWS: Utah records 1,117 new cases of #COVID19. It is the highest EVER for the state since the pandemic began in March. @fox13#utpol#Utah#COVID19
.@GovHerbert told me today's cases were going to be really bad.
.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting the rolling 7-day average for positive #COVID19 tests is 726 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent of positive laboratory tests is 12.5%. @fox13#utpol#Utah
.@UtahDepOfHealth is reporting 131 #COVID19 patients currently hospitalized. 52 of those patients are in the ICU (39.7%). Statewide, 71.1% of ICU beds are occupied with COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. @fox13#utpol#Utah
We now have 402 cases of #COVID19 in schools. Median age is 16.
HAPPENING NOW: Demonstrators gathering outside the Capitol to protest redistricting as the #utleg debates its final maps. @fox13#utpol#Utah
There’s about 100 people here calling for @GovCox to veto the redistricting maps. @fox13#utpol#Utah
OK, maybe closer to 200. @Mskriebe and @derekkitchen speaking to the crowd, telling them to vote out lawmakers who back the maps, run for office and support candidates who support independent redistricting. @fox13#utpol#Utah
OK, the Senate just PASSED bail reform, sending it to @GovCox for his signature.
They also just PASSED the revised state school board map (also going to @GovCox) and are now debating the Senate map. @fox13#utpol#Utah
The House chimes are going off so they're coming back into session. They've still got some bills to blast through, including #COVID19 vaccine exemptions.