August 10 2020 Update

Welcome to the new week.  There are lots of things going on, but it was nice to have a few days off to regroup and reconnect with family and friends (in a socially distanced way, of course).  Hope your weekend included a little recharging.

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 5,023,649 cases with 161,842 fatalities.

Utah:  44,390 cases; 2,642 hospitalizations; 345 deaths

Utah County:  8,794 cases; 412 hospitalizations; 37 deaths

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• A new fire southwest of Fairfield, UT has started Sunday afternoon and is 120 acres and 15% contained.
• The human-caused Upper Provo Fire is now 44% contained, but still burning.
• New Zealand as officially gone 101 days without any new cases of COVID-19, and the country is returning to regular life.  The backstory is kind of fascinating - PM Jacinda Ardern says they "went fast and went early."

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Met with the Fire Chief
• Met with the Police Chief
• Participated in a COVID-19 phone call for Utah County
• Held a meeting with Mayor's office staff
• Held a communications meeting
• Met with the City PIO
• Held a meeting with her executive team
• Met with the Assistant CAO
• Had a meeting with the Deputy Mayor
• Met about properties in Provo

FUN STUFF

So, one of my old high school buddies sent me this image last week.  Dave has always had a great sense of humor and he found a few classics about 2020 and the challenges we have been facing.  It's a good idea to find ways to laugh about some of our experiences.

Hope you can occasionally laugh at the weirdness all around us.  It is one the best ways to keep some context and perspective.

Wayne