WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is monitoring the new strain of COVID-19 rising in the United Kingdom, a number of U.S. officials stated on Sunday, including that it was unclear whether or not the mutated variant had made its option to America. “We don’t know yet. We are, of course… looking very carefully into this,” U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program …

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officers have positioned their first order of a COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed to hospitals later this month. Utah Department of Health people tweeted out a video of them putting the order, which they anticipated to reach round Dec. 15. “These doses will be shipped directly to hospitals in Utah as soon as the …

SALT LAKE CITY — One day after setting yet another record for new cases reported in a single day, the Utah Department of Health is reporting one other 3,395 test-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths in the state Saturday. Overall, that brings Utah to 173,979 whole confirmed cases and 787 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic started. In an e-mail, …

SALT LAKE CITY — It all started with a headache. Madilyn Dayton, 12, was a healthy and lively youngster with no historical past of health points. That all modified when one October morning she awoke with head ache that worsened the subsequent day with a fever. By the third day, it appeared like she had turned a nook and was …

OGDEN — The Weber-Morgan Health Department is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak inside the Lantern House, a homeless shelter in Ogden. According to a shelter official, out of 220 coronavirus assessments, 48 have been recognized as optimistic. Less than 10% of these affected are displaying signs of the virus. Midtown Community Health Center carried out testing over the course of the …

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s variety of COVID-19 cases has elevated by 1,543 on Thursday — one other new single-day record for new cases. Six deaths additionally have been reported Thursday, in accordance to the Utah Department of Health. Health officials had dire words Thursday as Utah continues to expertise a COVID-19 surge that Gov. Gary Herbert known as one …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest hospitals had no beds left Friday in its common intensive-care unit as Gov. Gary Herbert declared the state’s weekslong spike in coronavirus circumstances “unsustainable.” “The spike in cases we have seen in recent weeks is unsustainable,” Herbert mentioned Friday. “As Utahns, it’s our responsibility to work collectively to show issues round. …

Fog and smoke linger on the Central Coast and low clouds will influence coastal areas by the center of subsequent week. The marine layer seems to deepen in a single day into Saturday and will trigger foggy and misty situations within the night and early morning hours. It seems to stay round alongside the coast, however break up extra in …

A snowstorm might blanket Colorado in white Tuesday following steamy temperatures that reached 101 levels over the weekend. Assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger stated the wild climate swing is “truly something that I’ve never seen,” according to a report by Colorado Public Radio. “Prepare now, for this sharp change from summer to winter!” Boulder’s National Weather Service tweeted Monday morning. …

TORONTO — A drug used to treat a plague attributable to a coronavirus in cats may be effective in treating humans identified with COVID-19 as effectively, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Alberta described the drug as a protease inhibitor, which works by interfering with a virus’ potential to replicate and subsequently ending the an infection. …