CORONAVIRUS

What You Missed Overnight: COVID-19 Deaths In Utah, Rallies To Open Economy, And More

Apr 20, 2020, 6:53 AM

FILE (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)...

FILE (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

(Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Here are some of the latest coronavirus stories you might have missed overnight.

Two more people in Utah have died as a result of the coronavirus

Another two people have died of COVID-19 in Utah, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 27. The number of confirmed cases also increased to more than 3,000. Read more here.

A senior missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died due to COVID-19 complications

A senior missionary has died from complications related to COVID-19 while serving a mission in Michigan for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his wife. Read more here.

New research is showing many people have had COVID-19 but showed no symptoms

A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. Read more here.

President Trump said he doesn’t want Sen. Romney’s help in reopening the country’s economy

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he didn’t pick Sen. Mitt Romney to join his new bipartisan task force focused on reopening the country amid the coronavirus pandemic because of lingering animosity against the Utah Republican who voted in favor of Trump’s impeachment. Read more here.

Kids are wondering if they can still go to summer camp this year

Schools were closed for the rest of the year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the question now is, what about summer camps? Many camps said they don’t have the answer yet. Read more here.

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Mike Anderson

Flu, COVID cases expected to rise in Utah

The number of COVID-19 diagnoses continues to stay above what we saw over the summer but now some doctors are starting to see early signs of the flu as well.

36 minutes ago

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Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says

The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.

3 days ago

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Will Weissert

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and allowing Americans to order up to four free tests per household.

5 days ago

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Feds warn of evolving scam targeting Medicare users by sending unwanted COVID test kits

KSL Investigators have been hearing from Utahns that COVID-19 test kits are showing up in their mailboxes, out-of-the-blue.

8 days ago

electron microscope image of VOVID virus...

Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com

Utah Health panel provides update on latest COVID-19 developments

The COVID-19 virus keeps changing and cases are on the rise, but Utah doctors say recent developments in the fight against COVID-19 are positive.

11 days ago

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (KSL TV)...

Lauren Steinbrecher

Have an expired COVID-19 test? It might still be good to use, as cases rise in Utah

Doctor's offices and health departments are waiting on the approval of a new COVID-19 vaccine booster, which is on the cusp of distribution while new cases begin to rise in Utah.

15 days ago

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What You Missed Overnight: COVID-19 Deaths In Utah, Rallies To Open Economy, And More