Wayne's Daily Updates: July 8 2021 Update

Tonight the NBA Finals continue. Wish I was rooting for the Jazz (grrr), but I love watching good basketball, and this series seems to be that.

I also was on a Zoom call today with the student body president at Colorado State University and the student body president at BYU to talk about what Provo and Fort Collins have been doing to create a student-friendly community. It was a delight to talk with Paul Victor who has some great ideas. We have some work to do to make it better, but Paul I think reflected the views of many students that with services like the UVX line, we have been making great strides. Now, if we could only solve towing and booting, students would really love living in Provo!

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 33,604,986 cases with 603,958 fatalities.

Utah: 418,321 cases (up 668 from yesterday); 17,727 hospitalizations; 2,389 deaths (up 2 from yesterday)

Utah County: 99,456 cases (up 134 from yesterday); 2,841 hospitalizations; 408 deaths (no change from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Today is National Freezer Pop Day, so break out those Otter Pops!
A new article has come out stating that fish are becoming addicted to methamphetamines that are seeping into rivers, particularly in the Czech Republic, but anywhere that humans are using methamphetamines.
Tropical storm Elsa is leaving Cuba trailing heavy rains and is on its way to Florida.
The heat is breaking records yet again this year in Utah, after coming through the hottest June on record.
Utah software innovator Entrata was able to snare a record $507 million venture deal announced Wednesday. Jazz owner, Ryan Smith is among those leaders.