Salt Lake City and its county have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to open a giant warehouse in the city that would be used to detain up to 10,000 immigrants.

Utah has been experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases - but not around the densely populated capital city, where cases are dropping nearly a month after Salt Lake County instituted a mask mandate. Today were sharing data that indicates that face coverings and other interventions implemented by Salt Lake County are having a positive impact, county Mayor Jenny Wilson said. These actions are saving lives, protecting health and stabilizing the spread of COVID-19 cases.Based on data in Salt Lake County, Wilson called on the governor to order a statewide mask requirement. The number of new cases reported daily in Salt Lake County is nearly down to levels seen in June. The county used to consistently report 60% of the states cases, but now typically sees about 40% of those cases, Wilson said.