May 20, 2020 Update

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 1,528,235 cases with 91,664 fatalities.
Utah:  7,710 cases (up 192 from yesterday); 631 hospitalizations; 90 deaths
Utah County:  1,569 cases; 92 hospitalizations; 13 deaths

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Today, the State of Utah announced "Utah Leads Together 3.0" which makes some changes to the reopening process for the Utah economy.  Changes include:
• specific recommendations for high-risk individuals
• outreach and additional safeguards for the minority communities
• education and job-training programs for laid-off workers
• Four Salt Lake County cities - Draper, Herriman, Riverton and South Jordan are cooperating on a massive fireworks show in the south county area on May 30 to honor medical professionals and first responders.
• Provo High School held its graduation program yesterday in drive-through style, which got the attention of the Salt Lake media.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Met with Fire Chief Miguel
• Met with the city's PIO
• Met about upcoming events for the city
• Participated in a panel discussion for "She Should Run", a group encouraging women to run for public office
• Filmed some upcoming videos for Provo events
• Met virtually with other panel members to prepare for an online meeting on women in the political process
• Held a virtual meeting with Utah County mayors and others about the response to the Covid-19 pandemic

FUN STUFF

Finally today, a little Zoom concert with the original cast members of Hamilton on Broadway.  I tried every day for weeks to get tickets to Hamilton at the Eccles in Salt Lake City and missed out.  But here is a little taste of what theater goers saw in every sold out performance in New York City.

Wayne