COVID-19 coverage on KSL NewsRadio

WASHINGTON STATE — A person in Washington state has died of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States. State officials issued a terse news release announcing the death, gave no details and scheduled a news conference. Health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state worried about […]

The Centers for Disease Control is requesting a person diagnosed with novel coronavirus, COVID-19, be treated here in Utah.

Corona beer is being mistakenly associated with the coronavirus outbreak according to a marketing company surveying search engine phrases.

(CNN) — Coca-Cola says coronavirus has disrupted its supply chain, and artificial sweeteners from China could be in shorter supply if the outbreak continues to spread. Production and exports have been delayed for Coke’s suppliers of sugar alternatives used in the company’s diet and zero-sugar drinks, Coca-Cola disclosed Monday as part of its annual report. […]

Health officials are confronting tough questions about testing to intercept the fast-spreading coronavirus, with scrutiny focused on a four-day delay in screening an infected California woman despite her doctors’ early calls to do so.

After six days of being pounded by a virus-induced, global sell-off, US markets hit a milestone this week.

95% of the population said they washed their hands after using the toilet, but, when researchers went in to airport bathrooms and watched them come out of the stalls, only 78% of those people were actually washing their hands.

SALT LAKE CITY – Hospitals in Utah are bracing for the inevitable.  Doctors from health care officials all over the state are trying to tell everyone that they have plans and supplies ready to go when the Corona virus finally arrives in Utah.  Even though there aren’t any cases here, yet, they’re preparing as if […]

Governor Gary Herbert says Utah has so far been shielded from the coronavirus infection, but they are still preparing for a worse outbreak. According to him, integrating their health systems will be key to acting quickly.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has postponed leadership sessions ahead of the April 2020 general conference over Coronavirus concerns.