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Utah is designing a new state flag. The Utah State Flag Task Force has received 5,700 designs. It will pare the list to 20 finalists. The Utah Legislature will vote on the final flag.
The effort to rebrand Utah s flag is gaining traction months after state leaders launched a task force to come up with a new flag design. The state will start taking in public input soon.
Here are the latest numbers.
Total number of COVID-19 cases: 390,289
Total reported people tested: 2,449,866
Vaccines administered: 1,708,002
Total COVID-19 hospitalizations: 15,770
Current COVID-19 hospitalizations: 122
Single-day high for reported cases: 4,672 (Dec. 31)
Single-day high for reported deaths: 30 (Dec. 17 and Jan. 21)
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Even though Utah’s statewide mask mandate ended Saturday, an Intermountain Healthcare infectious diseases doctor said Friday that face coverings along with vaccinations against COVID-19 remain key to staying safe from the deadly virus.
Utah health officials surpassed 1.7 million total vaccines administered Sunday. That includes 1,099,828 people who have received at least one dose, and 679,331 people who are fully vaccinated.
See My Smile, a grassroots organization backed by conservative parent groups across the state, set up rallies at school district offices all over Utah on Saturday to encourage parents and children to defy the rul