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Published March 8, 2021 at 6:59 PM MST Listen • 4:27
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Utah’s statewide mask mandate is ending April 10. Gov. Spencer Cox said he’ll sign a bill that gets rid of the statewide mandate. This story and more in Monday evening s news brief.
Monday evening, March 8, 2021
Northern Utah
Salt Lake County Undecided On Future Of Mask Mandate
Utah’s statewide mask mandate is ending April 10. Gov. Spencer Cox said he’ll sign a bill that gets rid of the statewide mandate. But that legislation also allows county councils and commissions to pass their own mask requirements. Salt Lake County Health Director Gary Edwards said they’re trying to figure out if one will still be necessary next month. Aimee Winder Newton is a Republican member of the county council. She said she’ll be using the health department s recommendation and COVID-19 data to make her decision on a mandate, not public pressure. The state’s health department is declining to commen