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/ Dr. Kencee Graves, with University of Utah Health, said as cases surge, the U has once again postponed some elective surgeries. This story and more in Wednesday evening s news brief.
Wednesday evening, July 21, 2021
State
837 New COVID-19 Cases And Pausing Elective Surgeries
Utah health officials reported 873 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. It’s the most in a single day since mid-February. Dr. Kencee Graves, with University of Utah Health, said as cases surge, the U has once again postponed some elective surgeries. “We need to be able to create the capacity to take care of those that are critically ill,” Graves said. “So about half of my medical intensive care unit beds are full of patients that have COVID-19. Right now, 78% of ICU beds across the state are occupied by Covid patients. The Utah Department of Health also released a statement saying “We have the tool to end the disrupt
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The former head of an influential state budget office has landed more than $350,000 in public funding to launch a new program and has carved out a full-time position for herself at the University of Utah.
Kristen Cox, who left the Utah Governor’s Office of Management and Budget in September, stirred controversy as she took a central role in the state’s initial pandemic response. Public health leaders indicated they were frustrated and felt edged out by the level of GOMB’s involvement, according to emails obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, with Cox writing in one message that while she considered members of the medical establishment part of the solution, “relying on them exclusively has put our country into a serious and avoidable crisis.”