10 cases away from Park City High School being shut down

Party on Park City!

Today we hit the highest number of Coronavirus cases ever in Utah with 1,411 new cases reported. Our schools reached a new record as well, with the high school reporting 2 new cases, bringing the total to 5 at PCHS. Ecker Hill had 3 cases and Treasure Mountain had 1, the same number as of yesterday. The total across the district is 9.

The number you have to pay attention to is 15. State guidelines suggest that schools shutdown and go online when their total COVID numbers hit 15. You have to believe that given what happened at Corner Canyons in Salt Lake that Park City High School will be shut down at 15 or before.

For those not familiar, the Canyon’s school district decided not to close Corner Canyon High after they hit 15 cases. Those 15 cases turned into over 50. A beloved teacher, “Mama J” then came down with Corona, is in an induced coma, and last we heard, is fighting for her life.

The Park City School District will shut the high school down at 15 cases or before, without a doubt. That would last for at least two weeks. If schools are shut down for an extended period, it makes it that much more likely that resorts won’t open. If resorts aren’t open, tourists won’t come.

If tourists don’t come, and Sundance is some shell of its former self, many businesses are going to go under. Many friends and families are going to be impacted. It won’t be pretty.

So, yeah. Party On Park City. It’s your god-given right.