4/7/2020 Update
· The President has signed a major disaster declaration for the State of Utah.
· The State of Utah will use the Mountain America Expo Center as an alternate care site, or hospital overflow. The first priority for the site is not for
COVID-19 patients, it is an overflow site for certain types of care, should it be needed.
· SLCo Economic Working Group: The following link is a list of economic recovery assistance for businesses
https://slco.org/covid-19/economy/. SLCo has also setup a call center for those seeking more information at 385-468-4011.
· Please help us in communicating to businesses that sick employees should stay home. We are finding instances in where symptomatic individuals continue to work when ill.
· SLCo County Parks and Recreation Golf Courses will begin operating under new social distancing guidelines to protect the health of patrons and employees. Courses will begin taking reservations immediately. Please see the attached link for play restrictions
https://slco.org/globalassets/2-par...salt-lake-county-golf-modified-operations.pdf
· As you are well aware, group gatherings are especially impactful with the spread of COVID-19. We are very concerned that warming weather will lead to crowds and group gatherings in our parks and on the trails this weekend. A number of hot spots of COVID-19 spread can be traced back to group gatherings.
We are asking that you maintain signage of playground equipment closures and continue to monitor your parks. Where possible, have officers assigned to prevent groups from congregating. Additionally, we are discussing ways to address this challenge in the coming weeks as the weather warms up. Los Angeles shut down their beaches, trails and parks and we are working hard to keep ours up and running as we understand the importance of our outdoors to our health.
1 Tier I + Zoo Deadline: F
· The State has announced a program for essential employees (Health Care and Emergency Responders) to access childcare. Individuals can go to
www.jobs.utah.gov to register for this free childcare program.
· Vulnerable populations are a major concern for SLCo. For more information on the County’s efforts on vulnerable populations, please visit
https://slco.org/covid-19/vulnerable-populations/.
· UTA new route and frequency schedule went into effect yesterday. More information can be found at
www.rideuta.com.
· Damage Assessments continue to be collected and should be submitted to the State of Utah (State) by April 22nd. We are continuing to be on alert for aftershocks, which are expected to continue.
Suggested Guidance for Local Law Enforcement: (We Ask That You Consider and Pass Along)
While we recognize that each municipality controls its own law enforcement agency, we hope to have a coordinated approach. If you agree please pass along the following (or a version of the following):
In an effort to minimize confusion by the public, Salt Lake County is seeking to have law enforcement enact fairly uniform methods for violations of its recent health order. The order is a stay at home order but allows for a comprehensive list of essential activities and businesses and thus we believe there will continue to be a large number of residents moving throughout the community. However, we know mass gatherings can significantly spread the virus. State law requires penalties for violating a local public health order, class B for the initial offense, class A for repeat offences):
Salt Lake County is recommending:
(1) When law enforcement witnesses or is notified of violations of six-feet social distancing it should determine if it is a family unit. The order allows for family units to be together so there will be cases of the violation of social distancing, which are not violations of the order.
(2) If not a family unit, and a minor violation, law enforcement should educate/give a verbal warning. If there are repeat or egregious violations (large group gatherings in parks, for example) law enforcement should consider citations.
(3) At this time, given the large number of essential activities that allow for movement through the community, we are asking that law enforcement not stop people traveling within the County, require credentials or letters identifying the whether the travel is authorized under the Order, nor set up check points.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Contact Info:
SLCo:
www.slco.org/covid-19/
SLCo Health Order:
https://slco.org/covid-19/
State of Utah:
www.coronavirus.utah.gov
The State of Utah Health Directive:
www.coronavirus.utah.gov
Federal:
https://www.coronavirus.gov/
Coronavirus Info Line: 800-456-7707
Healthcare Workers: 888-374-8824
State Media Inquiries: 685-429-0015
Disaster Distress Helpline:
1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
SLCo Economic Development Business Hotline: 385-468-4011
SLCo Intergovernmental Liaison (Ryan Perry): 801-541-0539,
rperry@slco.org
Salt Lake County
Epidemiology:
Utah
Epidemiology:
- Confirmed cases: 1,675
- 33,394 people tested (5% positive)
- Deaths: 13 (7 SLCo; 2 Utah Co.; 2 Davis; 1 Weber-Morgan; 1 Southwest)
United States
Epidemiology:
