COVID-19 Public Announcement & Tooele City Press Release

Tooele City Operations during COVID-19

TOOELE CITY HALL:  City Hall is now open to the public.  We still encourage you to utilize our online resources.  If you need to contact us, please find us here.

PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, PAVILIONS, AND FACILITIES:  As of May 16th when Tooele City and Tooele County move with most of the State of Utah to the Low Risk “Yellow” phase – parks, playgrounds, and pavilion reservations will be open.

PUBLIC MEETINGS:  Visit the City Council Page or the Planning Commission Page for updates.

SPECIAL EVENTS:  We will accept applications for special events at this time, but please note that we will not approve any permits for events that cannot comply with the advisories/guidelines/restrictions in place at the time.  If a permit can be issued, the $50 application fee will be required before the permit is issued.

May 16, 2020 – Moving from Moderate Risk “Orange” to Low Risk “Yellow”:

Specific instructions and guidelines for individuals and businesses in the low risk phase (yellow) of the color-coded health guidance system are located below (coronavirus.utah.gov).

From Governor Gary Herbert:

I am grateful to all Utahns who have worked so diligently to abide by the directives that have been in place as we turned the dial from Red, or High Risk, to Orange, or Moderate Risk.  We have been monitoring the data closely, and even as we opened up more parts of the economy and ramped up testing, we have seen a plateau in the incidence of the virus in most parts of the state.  After careful review of the data, I am prepared to announce that all but the following areas will move from Moderate Health Risk to Low Health Risk, or from Orange to Yellow, beginning Saturday, May 16 at 12:01 a.m.  The following areas will continue to be rated at Moderate Health Risks: Grand County, Summit County, Wasatch County, Salt Lake City, and West Valley City.  We are eager to see a decrease of outbreaks in these counties and will continue to work closely with local health departments to stem the tide of infection.  All other areas in the state will be listed as Low (or Yellow) health risk.  Your adherence to our directives has helped to slow the spread of the virus.

May 1, 2020 – Moving from High Risk “Red” to Moderate Risk “Orange”:

What does moving from “Red” to “Orange” mean?

 

In accordance with the Utah Leads Together 2.0 recommendations, the needle on this dial will move to orange on May 1st at midnight. That’s a day ahead of when the Governor’s directive was set to expire, but the needle on the dial could move back into the red if health data does not maintain its current trend.

 

A color-coded addendum to the 2.0 plan, which you can read here, outlines the changes.

 

Phased Health Guidelines “Orange”:

Testing! Updated April 16, 2020

Social Distancing

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Businesses

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Keep yourself Healthy & Safe

Protecting Yourself: You can protect yourself from coronavirus the same way you protect yourself from other viruses with a few commonsense practices.

•Wash your hands thoroughly and often (for 20 seconds).

•Make sure you are cleaning between your fingers and under your nails.

•If you cannot wash your hands, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60-95% alcohol.

•Avoid shaking hands, especially with those who appear to be ill.

•Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth as much as possible.

•Disinfect shared surfaces.

•Stay home when you are sick.

•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.