(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Families enjoy Wheeler Farm for the first time since the coronavirus, Friday, May 22, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . “By the end of the month, we’ll have an idea of what impact opening parts of our economy had on the spread of the virus in Utah.”That was the final sentence of , in which we summed up what exactly was happening with the coronavirus in Utah at the...…(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Families enjoy Wheeler Farm for the first time since the coronavirus, Friday, May 22, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . “By the end of the month, we’ll have an idea of what impact opening parts of our economy had on the spread of the virus in Utah.”That was the final sentence of , in which we summed up what exactly was happening with the coronavirus in Utah at the...WW…

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Department of Health suits up as it prepares to test staff of West Jordan Care Center for the coronavirus on Thursday, May 21, 2020. The testing is part of a plan to test staff at all long-term care facilities, with centers for memory patients and the intellectually disabled receiving priority.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . When we get more data about the...…(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Department of Health suits up as it prepares to test staff of West Jordan Care Center for the coronavirus on Thursday, May 21, 2020. The testing is part of a plan to test staff at all long-term care facilities, with centers for memory patients and the intellectually disabled receiving priority.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . When we get more data about the...WW…

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) The cardio room is open at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center, Saturday, May 16, 2020.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . It hasn’t even been five months since health officials in Wuhan, China, reported unusual pneumonia cases to the World Health Organization.But those five months have been the most active in the history of epidemiology. Since that report, we’ve learned so...…(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) The cardio room is open at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center, Saturday, May 16, 2020.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . It hasn’t even been five months since health officials in Wuhan, China, reported unusual pneumonia cases to the World Health Organization.But those five months have been the most active in the history of epidemiology. Since that report, we’ve learned so...WW…

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) About 1,000 people protested the government mandated shutdown of businesses on the grounds of Salt Lake City Hall, Saturday. The protest was organized by Utah Business Revival aimed at Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilsonand Governor Gary Herbert policies on COVID-19 and social distancing, April 18, 2020.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support journalism like this, please consider or...…(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) About 1,000 people protested the government mandated shutdown of businesses on the grounds of Salt Lake City Hall, Saturday. The protest was organized by Utah Business Revival aimed at Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilsonand Governor Gary Herbert policies on COVID-19 and social distancing, April 18, 2020.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support journalism like this, please consider or...WW…

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Neighbors keep their distance as they celebrate 9-year Owen Hickenlooper's birthday by lighting sparklers in front of his house, Saturday, March 28, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support journalism like this, please consider or become a .We now have new data about Utahns with the coronavirus. We know their ages and how many are men and women. We know whether they were hospitalized or not.Being the...…(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Neighbors keep their distance as they celebrate 9-year Owen Hickenlooper's birthday by lighting sparklers in front of his house, Saturday, March 28, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support journalism like this, please consider or become a .We now have new data about Utahns with the coronavirus. We know their ages and how many are men and women. We know whether they were hospitalized or not.Being the...WW…

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Andy Larsen.Look, this was all an accident.But somehow, people have sent me $49,330.66 over the past 24 hours... because they trust me to do good things with it. Seriously. That’s a crazy sum of money, not too far off my Tribune salary, actually.Here’s the story.This weekend, my sweet mom in Riverton told me she had found a Spongebob Squarepants box in my childhood bedroom filled with change. Out of what I assume was pandemic-induced boredom, she counted the money inside and found there was $70 in coins, along with some rocks, a Utah Jazz pin,...…(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Andy Larsen.Look, this was all an accident.But somehow, people have sent me $49,330.66 over the past 24 hours... because they trust me to do good things with it. Seriously. That’s a crazy sum of money, not too far off my Tribune salary, actually.Here’s the story.This weekend, my sweet mom in Riverton told me she had found a Spongebob Squarepants box in my childhood bedroom filled with change. Out of what I assume was pandemic-induced boredom, she counted the money inside and found there was $70 in coins, along with some rocks, a Utah Jazz pin,...WW…

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune ) Dallas Lynn Stevens, who served 38 years in the Utah Air National Guard is laid to rest at the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Stevens is one of 12 residents, as of Tuesday, of the William E. Christoffersen Veterans Home who has died from COVID-19. He was buried with military honors.Five hundred dead.After Thursday’s report, Utah officially passed that threshold, with 501 official COVID-19 deaths in our state. And the medical examiners are very clear: these are deaths that would not have...…(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune ) Dallas Lynn Stevens, who served 38 years in the Utah Air National Guard is laid to rest at the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Stevens is one of 12 residents, as of Tuesday, of the William E. Christoffersen Veterans Home who has died from COVID-19. He was buried with military honors.Five hundred dead.After Thursday’s report, Utah officially passed that threshold, with 501 official COVID-19 deaths in our state. And the medical examiners are very clear: these are deaths that would not have...WW…

(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News, pool) Gov. Gary Herbert and state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn arrive for a press briefing at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . It was just a bit awkward.At , Utah Gov. Gary Herbert bounced some questions he frequently receives off of his top epidemiologist, Dr. Angela Dunn. It’s a good idea — the old-fashioned FAQ is a...…(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News, pool) Gov. Gary Herbert and state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn arrive for a press briefing at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for , sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please or become a . It was just a bit awkward.At , Utah Gov. Gary Herbert bounced some questions he frequently receives off of his top epidemiologist, Dr. Angela Dunn. It’s a good idea — the old-fashioned FAQ is a...WW…

(AP Photo | Rick Bowmer) Tom Watson runs in Liberty Park while wearing a mask Monday, March 23, 2020, Salt Lake City.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support journalism like this, please consider or become a .Two scenes from the past few weeks have made me question if our community is taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously.First, the of two weekends ago, when hundreds of Utahns gathered at the airport within close proximity to welcome home...…(AP Photo | Rick Bowmer) Tom Watson runs in Liberty Park while wearing a mask Monday, March 23, 2020, Salt Lake City.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support journalism like this, please consider or become a .Two scenes from the past few weeks have made me question if our community is taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously.First, the of two weekends ago, when hundreds of Utahns gathered at the airport within close proximity to welcome home...WW…

This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the spherical particles of the new coronavirus, colorized blue, from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. Antibody blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP)Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support...…This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the spherical particles of the new coronavirus, colorized blue, from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. Antibody blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in deciding whether millions of Americans can safely return to work and school. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP)Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage . To support...WW…