Utah Senate leader tests positive for COVID-19

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before the Legislature’s general session.

Adams was scheduled to join other state leaders at a news conference Friday morning to discuss Utah’s response to rising case numbers from the omicron variant but did not attend. The positive test prompted his absence.

“President Adams started having flu-like symptoms and tested positive for COVID. He is already feeling better and will be ready to start the session on Tuesday,” Aundrea Peterson, Utah Senate Deputy Chief of Staff, confirmed Friday.

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On Wednesday, Adams attended the Utah Taxpayers Legislative Outlook Conference at the Little America Hotel. He did not wear a mask when interacting with other attendees.

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