Assume you have COVID: If you're feeling sick just stay home, don't get tested, Utah leaders say
WATCH: Utah schools rely on remote learning amid COVID-19 surge, staffing shortages
The governor says he and his staff have been meeting for the past day and half about how we should pivot on battling the surge in cases. Utah has seen new daily records for new COVID-19 cases every day this week which is putting a strain on hospitals that are short staffed. Along with the surge, Cox also addressed the huge lines of people that are now waiting every day to get tested for COVID. He says the promised number of home-testing kits have not arrived in time, but believes they will be here in the next week or so.At this point, testing sites and testers are overwhelmed, and State Epidemiologist Dr. Leisha Nolan has a fairly straightforward response to anyone who’s not feeling well.
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