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Coronavirus in Utah: Latest COVID-19 Updates Friday May 15

Real-time alerts, advisories and closures related to the COVID-19 outbreak
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Posted at 5:43 AM, May 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-16 00:31:08-04

FRIDAY MAY 15

10:30 PM - Salt Lake County announces opening dates for parks and recreation facilities. Click here for the list.

5:55 PM - FOX 13 Report: Salt Lake and Provo make list of cities best poised for recovery

5:46 PM - FOX 13 Report: Utah schools talk about changes coming in the fall, including pass/fail or incomplete grades

5:37 PM - Gov. Gary Herbert has officially issued the executive order to move much of Utah to a "yellow" risk level for COVID-19. It takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

5:24 PM - FOX 13 Exclusive Report: Worker sues Utah County energy bar company, claims management allowed COVID-19 to spread.

5:24 PM - Sandy City announces upcoming changes as "yellow phase" begins:

  • Dog park and park playgrounds will open May 16
  • Skate Park will open on May 18
  • Swimming pool and fitness classes at Alta Canyon will open on May 26

5:22 PM - Best Friends Animal Society will host a "Virtual Caturday" adoption event this weekend. More information here.

3:43 PM - The Tricounty Health Department has amended its local travel advisory, effective Saturday: The amended advisory does not advise against in-state travel. All residents of Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties are asked to limit out-of-state travel and quarantine for 14 days upon return from high-risk areas, TriCounty Health Department strongly advises those who choose to travel within the state of Utah to adhere to social distancing guidelines and other mitigation guidelines, such as wearing face coverings while in public.

TriCounty Health Department asks residents to strongly reconsider any travel that would unnecessarily take them into areas with widespread community transmission of COVID-19.

The advisory serves to limit unnecessary exposure to COVID-19 while traveling and adhering to the advisory will help continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state and decrease its impact on Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties.

1:12 PM - Utah's Updated Case Counts for Friday: 6,913 confirmed cases | 163,218 reported people tested | 566 hospitalizations | 77 deaths

An estimated 3,719 people in Utah have recovered from COVID-19.

12:05 PM - Fox 13 The Rebound: Eviction moratorium and rent deferrals end today, but there is still a lot of help available to renters and landlords.

11:07 AM - From the Utah County Health Department: Starting May 16th, Utah County is in the yellow, or low risk, phase of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Keep going strong, our prevention actions are working! The yellow phase recommends "face coverings worn in settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain." Additional recommendations for how to protect your family, friends, and community are available at: http://ow.ly/sH7M50zHohq/

9:15 AM - President Trump to give update on efforts to come up with a vaccine. Watch live at 10:00 a.m. on the Fox 13 News website and Facebook page.

9:10 AM - Bryce Canyon National Park publishes a map with updated trail and parking lot openings. Horseback tours begin today as well.

8:20 AM - Fox 13 report: The Utah Food Bank is seeing a huge increase in the number of Utahns needing food. Click here if you need food assistance or if you'd like to make a donation to the food bank.

7:45 AM -Pandemic sends retail prices tumbling to historic lows.

5:55 AM - Latest Utah numbers: 6,749 cases, 75 deaths, 558 hospitalizations, 160,119 tested.

5:50 AM - Latest US numbers: 1,417,889 cases, 85,906 deaths.

5:45 AM - Latest world numbers: 4,444,670 cases, 302,493 deaths.