Utah hospitals again running out of room, as a more contagious coronavirus variant threatens more illness

Utah’s hospitals are once again stretched to the limit, with a post-holiday surge of coronavirus filling intensive care units to near-record levels.“Our hospital is full,” Dr. Michael Good, CEO of University of Utah Health, said bluntly in an interview Tuesday.And with a new, more contagious variant of the virus now confirmed in Utah, it’s possible hospital crowding will worsen.“I think that’s top of mind. And it should be; it’s concerning,” said D