Hello Hive friends,
I am back with my monthly journaling about COVID19 and what life has been like during the past month. I feel like things are really starting to feel like a "new normal" in the way I wear my mask as I walk through campus to work and anywhere outside my office.
Family pictures in the time of COVID19
On November 27, 2020 I joined my dear friends Sandra and Aaron at the Phoenix Temple. Here are pictures of the group both with and without masks. We wanted to document that this special event happened during COVID and we had to wear masks the whole time.
This month, more than any other. People around me have been talking about how many cases Arizona has right now. I only check the numbers when I do this monthly report.
There was a very BIG increase. 267K in November to 390K to December a 46% increase in confirmed cases and 933 deaths in one month.
I know those that have had COVID19, no one that I know had it very seriously. To those that suffer from it my heart and prayers go out to you. I am so grateful for the health professionals that are working so hard to take care of people.
Comparing the numbers
Numbers as of Nov. 12, 2020
Source
World
Confirmed: 53M
Recovered: 34.3M
Deaths: 1.3M
United States
Confirmed: 10.6M
Recovered:
Deaths:243K
Arizona
Confirmed: 267K
Recovered:
Deaths: 6,240
Numbers as of December 11, 2020
Source
World
Confirmed: 69.8M
Recovered: 45M
Deaths: 1.59M
United States
Confirmed: 15.7
Recovered:
Deaths: 293K
Arizona
Confirmed: 390K
Recovered:
Deaths: 7,173
I went to visit a friend on Wednesday. He has a 6 month old son. I thought as I drove up to his house will the baby have a hard time interacting with me in a mask? Nope. His mom had her mask on and the little boy interacted with me the same in the mask and without it. So interesting his whole life those around him have been wearing masks.
At the beginning of the crisis I was so interested to know what was happening in other parts of the world and thought some might like to know about things here in Arizona.
On March 13, 2020 I posted Times of change and uncertainty. A couple of days after the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 is officially a pandemic and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency.
On April 14, 2020 I posted Share My World: Thoughts on COVID19 about working from home, ASU moving to online instruction and some of the alerts and numbers of cases.
On May 14, 2020 I posted Monthly COVID19 update about wearing masks, social distancing and graduation online.
On June 19, 2020 I posted My life amid the Coronavirus about my second trip to Utah, a visit from Sara Quinney Jones, the killing of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter and how masks are now mandatory in Arizona.
On July 13, 2020 I posted COVID19 Monthly Journal about all the zoom meetings, question about ASU in the fall, how I was doing a lot of family history work and my new stylish face coverings.
On August 24, 2020 I posted Community of Care named after ASU's campaign response to COVID19, which also includes testing for all students and staff and daily check ins, my awesome friends that I am connecting with via Marco Polo, and a family trip to Glacier National Park in Montana.
On September 13, 2020 I posted COVID19 Update-- 6 months
on how nice it was to do somethings outside and still having to do a lot online.
On October 13, 2020 I posted COVID19 update--October 13, 2020 which was short and mentioned that I went to the park for a picnic and work is still online.
On November 14, 2020 I posted Conflict and Compassion It was a busy month with traveling to Tennessee and the US presidential election. I also had my first real conflict with someone regarding mask wearing.