Utah’s new COVID-19 infections ease after record high while pace of vaccinations picks up

Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.Utah’s post-holiday surge in coronavirus infections showed signs of easing Saturday with another 5,042 cases reported over the past two days as the slow pace of vaccinations continued to pick up speed.Still, the state’s seven