During recent holiday periods, fluctuating decreases followed by rebounding increases characterize most metrics that describe the coronavirus pandemic in our county and state. The number of Utahns hospitalized with COVID-19...
While we saw downward trends for Utahns with coronavirus, statewide hospitalizations, and deaths during the latter weeks of December, we are again seeing increases in the early days of January...
The number of Utahns testing positive for coronavirus currently appears to be stabilizing. Thanks to your vigilant efforts to continue masking, washing hands frequently, keeping physical distance, and staying home...
The H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowment is one of the most powerful examples of philanthropy driving innovation at the University of Utah. This year was marked by impressive achievements...
Nationally the number of people testing positive for coronavirus appears to be leveling off and locally these numbers appear to be trending down. In part, these potentially reversing trends are...
We are entering a critical phase of the pandemic: cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are increasing, while new therapeutics and vaccines are close to being disseminated. Treating patients and vaccinating the...
For several days last week, COVID-19 became the leading cause of death in Utah, ahead of both heart disease and cancer. It is unclear whether more recent decreases in cases...
Nearly one hundred people per day are being admitted to Utah hospitals. About one in fifty-two Utahns now has a known coronavirus infection, and COVID-19 is the third leading cause...
Unfortunately, pandemic trends from previous weeks continue. Approximately one in 70 Utahns now has a known coronavirus infection. We are seeing rapidly increasing numbers of cases, hospitalizations, and, sadly, deaths...
After a year-long grassroots process we called “strategy refresh,” U of U Health has finalized a strategic vision to guide our work for the next five years. The project was...
The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 deaths is now the third highest cause of death in Utah, below heart disease and cancer. Asymptomatic testing procedures, as laid out by the...
To establish effective anti-racist policies for the future, we must own our history of systemic racism and create an environment where all members of our campus community feel a true...
Health disease experts say that if we can achieve 95 percent of our population regularly wearing masks, we can significantly reverse our current record numbers of Utahns with coronavirus. Simultaneously...
Utah is currently 7th highest in the nation per 100,000 people testing positive for coronavirus. We are prepared to manage this surge as a health system and a state. Our...
Hospitalizations of Utahns with COVID-19 are at the highest levels our state has seen since the pandemic began. Accordingly, the Governor announced new guidelines, primarily focused on masking and gathering...