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“Around November 1, our seven-day average of new cases in the OKC metro was approximately 300 new cases per day. As we stand here today, November 19, the seven-day average of new cases in the OKC metro is over 800 new cases per day." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“Cases are spiking right now across the country, but even in that relative environment, we’re not faring well.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“One percent of every man, woman and child in this city has tested positive for COVID-19 this month. And those are just the people who felt concerned enough to get a test.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“You have to assume that any room you have entered this month in Oklahoma City that had more than 25 people in it almost surely had someone who was actively infected with COVID-19. The virus is everywhere.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“I send the deepest condolences of this city to every one of those families.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“...On average, about a quarter of OKC’s COVID-19 hospitalizations come from outside the metro. Most of the patients in our hospitals are our own metro residents, but certainly, a significant portion are not, and that adds further strain.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“This chart shows the escalation over the last month.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“These patients represent 484 families that have a lot of anxiety right now.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“I want to thank our health care workers. We thanked them profusely in the spring, when we had 60 people in the hospital every day. What they are facing right now is many times more challenging.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“This city is grateful for each and every one of you, and now we must support you with more than words.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“When you’re asked to take on personal responsibility in this pandemic, no one is talking about taking responsibility for your person.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“Every new case that gets added to the count ensures that school leaders can’t safely open schools. Every health care worker who has to quarantine is a health care worker not available to take care of your heart attack. Every life lost leaves sorrow behind.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“You know how fast we got into this current wave? About ten days. In just ten days, we went from around 300 cases per day to around 800 cases per day.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
“We know we can do better than this, and we know that we can bring these numbers down significantly if we just focus on it for ten days.” – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"I am also asking those who have authority over office locations, to make the call to work remotely next week, where that is feasible." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"...Do not hold in-person meetings in the office for the next ten days. If you need to talk to a colleague, even if they’re in the office next door, pick up the phone." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"I am asking each resident of Oklahoma City to get takeout. Support our local restaurants, but for the next ten days, do it with the highest emphasis on safety." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"Please do not meet your friends at a restaurant or bar or house party or church group or anywhere else for the next ten days." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"I get it that one of the hardest aspects of this pandemic is the isolation. But for the next ten days, you have to weigh not just your health, but the needs of this city and its people, against your desire to meet up." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"When you enter such an inherently unsafe situation, you’re not alone in your own risk. You’re carrying with you the hopes and health of every kid in this city, every nurse, every senior citizen, every person who also wants to see some semblance of normalcy return." – @DavidfHolt
"When someone says they want to get together, just say that the mayor said we should catch-up over the phone." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"I’m asking anyone in a position of influence in this city to elevate these messages of vigilance for the next ten days." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"Pastors and other faith leaders – not only do you need to take precautions in your churches, but you can ask your congregations in your sermons this week to take precautions in all aspects of their lives." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"To the members of the media – you’ve been incredibly valuable to this community these past eight months, and your work has saved lives. Thank you. Until we get these numbers back down, please amplify this message." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"Anyone who is scheduled to host a civic club meeting, a wedding, a banquet, a luncheon, any in-person event that is indoors and is not distanced/masked, especially if it involves a meal where people remove their masks, should either reconsider or institute extreme precautions."
"I know for a fact there are people getting married in OKC this weekend. On behalf of the people of OKC, congratulations on your upcoming nuptials. I’m sorry you have to get married in a pandemic, but you’ve got to incorporate masks and distancing throughout the evening." ^DH
The toughest challenge we all face in the next ten days is, of course, Thanksgiving....But the common practice of the holiday - in the middle of a pandemic - has the potential to be the worst superspreader event in human history." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"It mixes people from different households in close quarters, indoors, likely without masks or distancing, and on top of it, many of those people will be elderly." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
There are so many ways to avoid the worst consequences here. Set your laptop at the head of the table and do a FaceTime. Do a drive-by outdoor visit with your family members. Maybe even eat outdoors with distance, weather permitting." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"But just don’t put ten people around a table and expect nothing bad to happen. One of those people has COVID-19 and at the end of that meal, everyone at that table will have COVID-19. It’s as simple as that." – Mayor @DavidfHolt
"We also have Black Friday and Small Business Saturday coming up. Please be safe. Please keep your distance and wear your masks. Don’t shop with people outside your household. Nobody wants to watch your death being reported on that 80-inch television you got for $49." @davidfholt
"These are some ways we can get through this. Let’s take a break from higher-risk activities. For ten days. Give me a power 10. Let’s get these numbers back down. Do it for our kids, do it for our businesses, do it for our health care workers, do it for all of us." @davidfholt
