COVID-19 Daily Update - August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
August 12, 2020
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Throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, the team at Goodman Schwartz Public Affairs has been communicating, in real time, with our clients on all major announcements and circumstances impacting their specific sectors. We will, of course, continue to rapidly provide such industry specific information, as such circumstances warrant.
As an additional resource for our clients and interested parties, this Arizona COVID-19 Daily Update is intended to provide a broader perspective on the COVID-19 response in Arizona.
Arizona Numbers UPDATED DAILY
Number of Cases:
189,443 - as compared to 188,737 (8/11)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
8/12 - 706 (+0.4%)
8/11 - 1,214 (+0.6%)
8/10 - 600 (+0.3%)
8/9 - 816 (+0.4%)
8/8 - 1,054 (+0.6%)
8/7 - 1,406 (+0.8%)
8/6 - 1,444 (+0.8%)
8/5 - 1,698 (+0.9%)
8/4 - 1,008 (+0.6%)
8/3 - 1,030 (+0.6%)
8/2 - 1,465 (+0.8%)
8/1 - 2,992 (+1.7%)
7/31 - 3,212 (+1.9%)
7/30 - 2,525 (+1.5%)
7/29 - 2,339 (+1.4%)
7/28 - 2,107 (+1.3%)
7/27 - 1,813 (+1.1%)
7/26 - 1,973 (+1.2%)
7/25 - 3,748 (+2.2%)
7/24 - 3,349 (+2.2%)
7/23 - 2,335 (+1.6%)
7/22 - 1,926 (+1.3%)
7/21 - 3,500 (+2.4%)
Number of Deaths: 4,347 (+148) - as compared to 4,199 (8/11) NOTE: Increase likely triggered by death certificate matching over a period of time
Number of Tests:
1,284,786 - as compared to 1,276,952 (8/11)
Test Positivity Ratios:
Cases to PCR Tests | 10.2%, previous day 13.5%
Cases to All Tests | 9%, previous day 12.8%%
ELR PCR Cases to ELR PCR Tests | 5.9%, previous day 5.2%
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 81%, up from yesterday’s 79%
ICU Beds: 80%, up from yesterday’s 79%
Ventilators: 35%, down from yesterday’s 36%
Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code
Governor and Government Agency News Releases
Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns ONGOING
Political Potpourri UPDATED DAILY
Pope Denounces Individualism Highlighted by Pandemic - TheHill
Gallup Poll: Confidence in Medical System Way Up; At Record Low for Police - United Press International
Can Pets Get the Coronavirus? First Positive Dog Has Died - National Public Radio
Cruise Ship Owners Left Thousands of Workers Adrift for Months - Wall Street Journal
Stephen Colbert, James Corden and Jimmy Fallon Head Back to Studios With Caution - CNN
No Handshakes. A Bad Economy. These Car Salesmen Shifted Tactics — and Succeeded - The Washington Post
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Yuma County to Test 10,000 People for Free as COVID-19 Cases Decline - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
State Paid Him $95K to Fix Unemployment. 10 Weeks Later, He's Gone, And 37,000 People Are Still Waiting - The Arizona Republic
Maricopa County Has Spent Only 2.5% of Its Coronavirus Aid Money - Arizona Mirror
Mesa Water Park Sues to Reopen, Calls Governor's Virus Policy Discriminatory - Arizona Daily Star
Some Metro Phoenix Gyms Have Reopened, Despite Ducey's Orders - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
OPINION: Trump’s Unemployment Executive Order Brings Out Hypocrisy on Both Sides - The Arizona Republic
Will Arizonans See the $400 Unemployment Supplement From Trump? - The Arizona Republic
Unemployed Arizonans Call for Additional Federal Aid - KJZZ
Should Independent Restaurants Get Special Help During Pandemic? Phoenix Owners Say Yes - KJZZ
Flagstaff Business Adapt in Face of National Coin Shortage - Arizona Daily Sun
Focus on K-12 Education
TUSD is Reopening Select Schools for the Most Vulnerable Students - Arizona Daily Star
Pinal County School District to Start In-Person Learning Next Week - KJZZ
Schools Send Supplies Home to Help Struggling Students - The Arizona Republic
What Does Unraveling of College Football Season Mean for High School Sports in Arizona? - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Higher Education
‘Painful and Difficult Decision’: Why the PAC-12 Decided to Nix Football, Other Fall Sports - Arizona Daily Star
PAC-12 Cancels Football, All Sports Competition Through End of 2020 - The Arizona Republic
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Nurses and Doctors Sick With COVID Feel Pressured to Get Back to Work - Kaiser Health News
COVID-19 Data Reporting System Gets Off to Rocky Start - Wall Street Journal
America's Flying Blind on Its Coronavirus Response - Axios
Hospitals, Expats Blast Trump Plan to Block U.S. Citizens Over Coronavirus - Reuters
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air - New York Times
U.S. Reports Fewer Than 50,000 New COVID-19 Cases for 3rd Day in a Row - United Press International
U.S. Nursing Homes Saw 15% Spike in COVID-19 Cases in July, Report Finds - United Press International
Vaping Increases COVID-19 Risk Among Teens, Young Adults, Study Finds - United Press International
Fauci Says Coronavirus Won't Go 'Spontaneously' on Its Own, After Trump Claims It's ‘Disappearing’ - Newsweek
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’ - Kaiser Health News
Is it Safe to Ride Public Transit During the Pandemic? - Associated Press
Companies Test Antibody Drugs to Treat, Prevent COVID-19 - Associated Press
Toxic Hand Sanitizer Recall Due to 'Deliberate Decision' by Manufacturers to Cut Costs - Newsweek
Focus on K-12 Education
Georgia School District Quarantines Hundreds of Students Over Fears of COVID-19 Exposure - National Public Radio
925 Quarantined for COVID. Is This a Successful School Reopening? - New York Times
COVID in the Classroom Becomes Stark Reality for Parents Who've Sent Their Children Back to School - CNN
Two Alabama Schools Go Online After Employee Tests Positive Days Before In-Person Classes Start - TheHill
NJ Governor Reverses Course, Will Allow Schools to Open Remotely: Report - TheHill
OPINION: On the First Day of School, the Teacher Cried - CNN
Focus on Higher Education
UNC-Chapel Hill Launches In-Person Despite Coronavirus Crisis - The Washington Post
How the Coronavirus Has Upended College Admissions - National Public Radio
College Towns Fear Super-Spreader Semester as Students Descend - POLITICO
Focus on State and Local Governments
Florida Reports Another Daily Record for Coronavirus Deaths - Axios
Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: ‘It’s Unsustainable’ - New York Times
California Adds 'Backlogged' Coronavirus Cases to Its Total - Washington Times
DeSantis: Florida Will Need Help Making Ends Meet - POLITICO
South Dakota Health Officials Watch for the Coronavirus as Motorcyclists Descend - The Washington Post
West Virginia Confirmed Virus Cases Triple in 7 Weeks - Associated Press
Focus on Vaccines
Science and Politics Tied Up in Global Race for a Vaccine - Associated Press
Russia's Vaccine Gamble—Putin's Sputnik Moment—Could Backfire Badly - Newsweek
Russia Says Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Ready for Doctors in Two Weeks - TheHill
Russia Says Medics to Get Anti-COVID Shots in Two Weeks, Rejects Safety Concerns - Reuters
Moderna, U.S. Government Reach Deal for 100M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine - United Press International
Trump Administration Buys 100 Million Doses of Moderna's Vaccine - Axios
Chinese Vaccine Maker Begins Human Clinical Trials in Indonesia - United Press International
Russia Approves Coronavirus Vaccine Before Completing Tests - New York Times
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
White House, Congressional Democrats Go Fourth Day Without Coronavirus Talks - Reuters
Mnuchin Declines to Say If U.S. COVID-19 Aid Deal Can Be Reached - Reuters
White House Clarifies Limits of Jobless Aid Plan as Talks With Congress Dim - The Washington Post
McConnell: Time to Restart Coronavirus Talks - TheHill
U.S. Already Feeling Effects of Ending Unemployment Benefits - Axios
'It Means Nothing': Trump’s Pledge to Aid Tenants Won’t Halt Evictions - POLITICO
Payroll Tax Delay May Mean Problems for Workers, Employers and Social Security - National Public Radio
Focus on Sports
Two Indians Pitchers Break COVID-19 Protocol; Cardinals-Tigers Series Suspended - United Press International
It’s Game On in Florida as FSU and DeSantis Vow to Play Football - POLITICO
Big Ten, PAC-12 Cancel Fall College Football Seasons Due to Virus Risk - Washington Times
Big Ten, PAC-12 Pull Plug on Fall Football Amid Pandemic - Associated Press
PAC-12 and Big Ten Postpone Fall Sports Due to Coronavirus - Axios
The Big Ten, PAC-12 Postpone Football, Other Fall Sports Over Coronavirus Concerns - National Public Radio
College Football in the Spring: When? How Much? Who Plays? - Associated Press
Major League Baseball Considering Bubble for Playoffs - Washington Times
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Britain Plunges Into Deep Recession, With Steep Job Losses and Europe’s Highest Virus Death Toll - The Washington Post
Pandemic Plunges U.K. Into "Largest Recession on Record” - Axios
New Zealand Sees 4 Cases of COVID-19 After 102 Days of No Community Spread - National Public Radio
New Zealand Considers Freight as Possible Source of New Coronavirus Cluster - Reuters
Cases Surge as France Goes 'Wrong Way’ - BBC
Venezuela's Struggling Economy Was Crushed by COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Australian State Reports Record 21 Virus Deaths - Associated Press
Arizona Department of Health Service Guidance
Safely Returning to In-Person Instruction
Guidance for Organized Youth Activities
Guidance for Places of Worship
Guidance for Spas, Massage Therapists and Personal Services
Guidance for Gyms and Fitness Providers
Guidance for Restaurants Providing Dine-In Services
Guidance for Barbers and Cosmetologists
Arizona Department of Education Guidance
Considerations for Leaders in Reopening Schools
Considerations for Teachers in Reopening Schools
Considerations for Students in Reopening Schools
Considerations for Families in Reopening Schools
RESOURCES
Pandemics Explained - Harvard Global Health Institute
COVID-19 - Receiving IRS Economic Impact Payments - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
COVID-19 State Action Center - National Academy for State Health Policy
COVID-19 Screening Tool - Apple and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COVID-19 Stimulus Bill: What It Means For States - National Conference of State Legislatures
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act: Summary of Key Health Provisions - Kaiser Family Foundation
Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience: Massive Scale Testing, Tracing, and Supported Isolation (TTSI) as the Path to Pandemic Resilience for a Free Society - Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University
Gubernatorial Executive Orders Issued to Date
Continuation of Executive Order 2020-43 Slowing the Spread of COVID-19- July 23, 2020
Arizona Open for Learning - July 23, 2020
Protecting the Public’s Right to Vote - July 22, 2020
Continued Postponement of Eviction Enforcement Actions - July 16, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - July 9, 2020
Limited Indoor Dining - July 9, 2020
Extending the Termination Date of Programs - July 1, 2020
Protecting Public Health for Students and Teachers - June 29, 2020
Pausing of Arizona’s Reopening - June 29, 2020
Renewal of Executive Order 2020-27 (The Good Samaritan Order) - June 25, 2020
2020-2021 School Year - June 24, 2020
Containing the Spread of COVID-19, Continuing Arizona Mitigation Efforts - June 17, 2020
Ensuring Statewide Access to Care for COVID-19 Arizona Surge Line - May 28, 2020
Assisting Arizona Families with Child Care - May 28, 2020
Stay Healthy, Return Smarter, Return Stronger – May 12, 2020
Reporting By Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs And DD Medical Group Homes To Residents And Families Regarding COVID-19 – May 4, 2020
Return Stronger — Amending the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Order – April 29, 2020
Requesting Exemption From Executive Order 2020-10 Elective Surgeries – April 22, 2020
Expanding Food Options for Commercial Vehicle Drivers - April 15, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - April 14, 2020
Increased Telemedicine Access for Workers’ Compensation - April 14, 2020
On the Job Training for Assisted Living Facility Caregivers - April 14, 2020
Remote Online Notarization - April 8, 2020
Flexible Food Item &. Sale of Goods at Restaurants - April 8, 2020
Requirements for Individuals Traveling to Arizona - April 8, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - April 8, 2020
Prohibiting Small Business Evictions - April 7, 2020
Expanding Access to Pharmacies - April 2, 2020
Telemedicine for Pets and Animals - April 1, 2020
Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected - March 30, 2020
Continuity of Work - March 26, 2020
Increasing Hospital Capacity for COVID-19 Preparedness - March 26, 2020
Expansion of Telemedicine - March 25, 2020
Postponement of Eviction Actions - March 24, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - March 23, 2020
Prohibiting the Closure of Essential Services - March 23, 2020
Limiting the Operations of Certain Businesses to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 - March 19, 2020
Limiting In-Person Motor Vehicle Division Visits for License Driver Renewals - March 19, 2020
Protective Measures to Protect Against COVID-19 - March 19, 2020
County Government Resources