Some of the significant new changes include:
– The entire state being placed under a mask mandate until further notice
– Casual social gatherings being limited to household-only for the next 2 weeks
– All extracurricular activities being temporarily put on hold#utcovid19— Gov. Gary Herbert (@GovHerbert) November 9, 2020
Declaring a state of emergency because of the recent surge of coronavirus hospitalizations in Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert announced new restrictions, including a statewide mask mandate and limiting social gatherings to people who live in the same household.https://t.co/yMrQv8At6X
— The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib) November 9, 2020
The US has surpassed 10 million total #coronavirus cases with uncontrollable viral spread in nearly every state. Test positivity—early warning sign—is soaring:
US 9.5%
South Dakota 52.7%
Iowa 46.2%
Kansas 37.1%
Idaho 37%
Wyoming 33.6%
Montana 23.4%Trump owns this #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/yx8Jed3zmq
— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) November 8, 2020
The test positivity rate in the focus areas under NY's Micro-Cluster strategy is 3.72%.
The statewide positivity rate excluding these focus areas is 2.23%.
We continue to take strong action to respond to outbreaks and to stop the spread.
Mask Up.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) November 8, 2020
Oklahoma's 7-day moving average for new cases is at an all-time high, with about 1,961 cases per day. https://t.co/ZLem9fDRgh
— Kassie McClung (@KassieMcClung) November 7, 2020
Coronavirus In Minnesota: Another Daily Record Broken As Nearly 6,000 Test Positive For COVID-19 https://t.co/mStrdEruUk pic.twitter.com/xZrhLpDH8F
— WCCO – CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) November 8, 2020
November 8 COVID-19 Test Results; Hospitalizations almost 57,000 https://t.co/iJdLx5JgTJ Over 100,000 positive on a Sunday. Hospitalizations near record. Be safe! pic.twitter.com/zI9UlTCLjI
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) November 9, 2020
This is the largest number of cases ever reported on a Sunday—more than 25k more than last week—despite California not reporting by the time we published this data.
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) November 9, 2020
The number of detected cases is rising in every region. While the Midwest is at the highest level in our dataset, the West is also now at the region's highest level yet. pic.twitter.com/7OVCCDjlUJ
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) November 9, 2020