Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah –  On Thursday, the Utah Department of Health reports a total of 2,089 new coronavirus cases since Wednesday. There are 30 new deaths. UDOH explains “3 of the 30 deaths being reported today occurred prior to December 31, 2020. The Office of the Medical Examiner conducts thorough investigations of all potential COVID-related deaths, these investigations can take several weeks to complete.” A total of 330,469 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19. The state reported 1,935,579 people tested. This is an increase of 12,793 people tested since yesterday. The state reports 193,777 vaccines administered, up 12,608 from yesterday. The rolling 7-day average for positive…

UTAH – A Utah gymnast who dreams of making the Olympic Trials in June is fighting for that chance after COVID-19 slowed her training. Very few circumstances can drain the energy from gymnast MyKayla Skinner. The 2018 NCAA vault champion and all-around silver medalist left the University of Utah to train for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. But a bout with COVID-19 in December slowed her training significantly. “For two weeks I felt like I couldn’t move off the couch,” said Skinner, who was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. “I was sick, tired and exhausted. It was so weird…