A swift increase in coronavirus cases in Utah could potentially impact the Arizona Wildcats’ 2020 football season opener.
Arizona is set to open play Nov. 7 in Salt Lake City, the capital of a state that has seen an 11.1 percent increase in new COVID-19 cases over the past week, according to the COVD Tracking Project. Utah’s number of residents hospitalized due to COVID complications, as well as those in intensive care units, are also at or near all-time highs.
It’s expected to get worse in the very near future, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, which on Sunday reported that “Utah’s hospitals are expected to begin rationing care in a week or two” to help navigate the surge.