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Cox mulling executive order to circumvent state law banning mask ban at schools

Positive COVID-19 cases among the state’s K-12 students could more than triple from the same time in 2020, per PowerPoint reviewed during meeting

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) From left, Utah Department of Health deputy director Dr. Michelle Hofmann, Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. During a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, Cox offered to use his executive authority to allow schools to implement mask mandates.