Staying Safe: Coronavirus

The global death toll from the coronavirus has topped 2 million.

The Utah Department of Health on Friday reported that the "U.K. variant" of COVID-19 has been discovered in Utah. 

Frontline workers across the country are getting their hands on some Crocs many others cannot.

Health care workers at Intermountain Medical Center got a big thank you Thursday from the Food Truck League, which has donated more than 1,400 meals to front-line workers at several hospitals around the state.

Doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Utah hospitals said they are not sure yet whether the holiday surge is easing, but they’re hopeful.

Disneyland is ending its annual pass program 10 months after the theme park shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the theme park said Thursday.

President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments and business struggling with the prolonged economic fallout.

Thursday's report puts the state's 7-day average for positive tests at 26%. That number has been slowly decreasing over the past few days. 

New jobless claims in Utah spiked last week, according to the latest report from the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

Officials with the Salt Lake County Health Department said no COVID-19 vaccination appointments have been canceled and cancelation emails sent out Wednesday evening were sent in error.