Salt Lake City COVID-19 Information

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On August 20, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall used the executive powers of the Office of the Mayor to issue an order requiring that masks be worn in K-12 schools in Salt Lake City.

The order requires all staff, visitors, members of the public, teachers, and students attending kindergarten through grade 12 at a public, charter, or private school in Salt Lake City, to wear a face mask when in any indoor area of the premises, on school-provided transportation, or attending an indoor school-sponsored activity, or outdoors on school premises when social distancing is not possible.

There are exceptions in the order for individuals with specific medical conditions. Other exceptions to wearing a mask include:

• While outdoors if the individual is maintaining at least six feet of physical distance from any other individual from a separate household;
• While actively eating or drinking, provided that the individual remains in place while eating or drinking;
• While alone or only with other members of the same household in a room, cubicle, school-provided transportation, or similar enclosure;
• When communicating with an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing if:
• Communication cannot be achieved through other means; and
• The speaker wears a face shield or uses alternative protection such as a plexiglass barrier;
• While obtaining or providing a service that requires the temporary removal of the face mask, such as speech therapy services;
• While actively performing as an athlete at a school organized or school sponsored athletic event;
• While exercising or engaging in athletic training while:
• Outdoors; or
• Indoors and maintaining at least six feet of physical distance from any other individual from a separate household;
• While swimming or on duty as a lifeguard; or
• While rehearsing for or giving an educational, artistic, cultural, musical, or theatrical presentation or performance for an audience at a school.

The order will take effect immediately and be ongoing for thirty days unless an extension is authorized by the Salt Lake City Council by resolution or it is otherwise terminated.

To download a copy of the complete order go to: http://www.slcdocs.com/mayor/8_20_Emergency%20Declaration.pdf

JULY 28, 2021 Executive Order

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall signed an Executive Order on July 28, 2021 aimed at preventing the continued spread of COVID-19 and protecting the health of City employees by requiring vaccinated and unvaccinated City employees and members of the public to wear a mask inside City facilities. The updated order follows new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that vaccinated individuals should resume wearing a mask when indoors.

There are exceptions within the executive order for individuals with specific medical conditions. Other exceptions to wearing a mask include:

• While actively eating or drinking, provided that the individual remains in place while eating or drinking;
• While alone or only with other members of the same household in an office, room, cubicle, vehicle, or similar enclosure;
• When communicating as or with an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing if the speaker wears a face shield or uses alternative protection such as a plexiglass barrier;
• When engaging in work authorized by the City where wearing a face mask would create a risk to the individual, as determined by government safety guidelines; 
• When needed to confirm an identity;
• While outdoors and maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet from any individual from a different household; and 
• Children younger than three years old. 

This Executive Order is effective July 28, 2021 and will remain in effect until otherwise amended or rescinded.

To download a copy of the Executive Order go to: http://www.slcdocs.com/mayor/ExecutiveOrder_3_2021.pdf

For information on the COVID-19 vaccine go to https://coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine/?mc_cid=fc42f322ba&mc_eid=a90c3af968#sign-up

Utah’s New COVID-19 Health Guidance Levels 

This information was published on the CoronavirusUtah.gov website.

There are three levels in the transmission index: high, moderate, and low. Each level has certain requirements for individuals and businesses to follow in order to reduce transmission of COVID-19. Salt Lake County is at the High level.

Levels are determined by the 7-day average percent of positive tests, 14-day case rate per 100,000 people, and statewide ICU utilization. You can see the transmission index metrics here: coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels or to print https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/Health/Health_guidance_for_all_levels.pdf.

Counties that meet at least two criteria for high, moderate, or low will be moved to that level. For example, if a county meets the “high” level criteria for the 7-day average percent positivity, the “high” level for the 14-day case rate, and the “low” for statewide ICU utilization, the county would
be in the “high” transmission index level.