COVID-19 Daily Update - August 14, 2020

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August 14, 2020

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

 August 14, 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:

191,721 - as compared to 190,794 (8/13)

Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:  

8/14 -    928 (+0.5%)

8/13 - 1,351 (+0.7%)

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%)

 

Number of Deaths: 4,423 (+40) - as compared to 4,383 (8/13)  

Number of Tests:

1,314,812 - as compared to 1,300,570 (8/13)

Test Positivity Ratios: 

Cases to PCR Tests | 9.9%, previous day 9.7%

Cases to All Tests | 8.2%, previous day 7.2%

ELR PCR Cases to ELR PCR Tests | 6.9%, previous day 6.5%

 

Hospital Assets In-Use:  

Acute Care Beds:  83%, up from yesterday’s 82%

ICU Beds:  80%,  unchanged from yesterday 

Ventilators:  36%, down from yesterday’s 37%

 

Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code

 

Governor and Government Agency News Releases

Governor Ducey Announces Nearly $100 Million for Child Care Programs, Small Business Relief - Office of the Governor  NEW

DES Announces Child Care Grant Program for Licensed Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic - Arizona Department of Economic Security  NEW

Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns  ONGOING

 

 

Political Potpourri  UPDATED DAILY

Should You Get Tested for Coronavirus Before You Travel to Visit Family? - National Public Radio

Anthony Fauci: No Reason Why We Shouldn't Be Able to Vote in Person - Washington Times

Bills You Don't Have to Pay During the Coronavirus Pandemic - US News & World Report

‘Is This When I Drop Dead?’ Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines - Kaiser Health News

Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story - Kaiser Health News 

Researchers Found a Way to Clean N95 Masks for Reuse —in a  Common Electric Cooker - The Washington Post

 

 

 

Arizona News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

Focus on Public Health

Arizona Public Health Officials Are Preparing for the Flu in a COVID World - Arizona Mirror

CVS Pharmacies to Hire Hundreds in Arizona Ahead of Flu Season - Phoenix Business Journal

Medical Experts Warn Against COVID-19 Complacency as Numbers Continue to Drop - Arizona Daily Sun

Could One of These Drugs Be the Next Emergency Treatment for COVID-19? - The Arizona Republic

What is Arizona's Positivity Rate? That Question is Harder to Answer Than You Might Think - KJZZ

Free 24-Hour COVID-19 Testing Site Opens in Tolleson - The Arizona Republic

Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement

Multihousing Association challenge Ducey Over Arizona Eviction Moratorium - Phoenix Business Journal

Tucsonan is Picked for Arizona Task Force on Reopening of Elder-Care Facilities - Arizona Daily Star

Focus on Economy and Unemployment

Turf Paradise Cancels Horse Racing Schedule Due to COVID-19 - KJZZ

Focus on K-12 Education

Ducey Wants Kids Back in Classrooms, But Leaves Choice Up to School Leaders - The Arizona Republic

Ducey Defends Schools Reopening Without Meeting COVID-19 Benchmarks - Arizona Mirror

Arizona Gov. Ducey Defends School Districts Ignoring Public Health Guidelines - KJZZ

Teachers Resign as 2 Metro Phoenix Districts Plan In-Person Openings - The Arizona Republic

Focus on Higher Education

Early COVID-19 Testing of UA Students is ‘Encouraging’ a Schools Nears Reopening - Arizona Daily Star

Big Sky Postpones All Fall Sports to Spring, Cancels All Nonconference Games - Arizona Daily Sun



 

 

National News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

Focus on Public Health

A Deadly Coronavirus Was Inevitable. Why Was No One Ready? - Wall Street Journal

Less Than Half of the U.S. Got a Flu Shot in 2019, Prompting Major Concerns About This Fall - Newsweek

Herd Immunity May Be Slowing Spread in U.S., As Study Finds 40 Percent Community Infection Provides Protection - Newsweek

CDC Director Warns This Fall Could Be the Worst Ever for Public Health - National Public Radio

Coronavirus Pandemic Causing Anxiety, Depression in Americans, CDC Finds - US News & World Report

Drug Overdoses Spike During Pandemic - National Public Radio

Young Adults Report Rising Levels of Anxiety and Depression in Pandemic - New York Times

The Kids Who Are Most at Risk From the Coronavirus - Axios

COVID-19 Death Rate for Black Americans Twice That for Whites, New Report Says - National Public Radio

How to Test Every American for COVID-19, Every Day - The Atlantic

The Breakthrough That Could Halt the Pandemic, Even Before a Vaccine - POLITICO

Top Trump Official 'Really Tired of Hearing' Criticism Over COVID-19 Testing - TheHill

Fauci's Guidance on Pre-Vaccine Coronavirus Treatments - Axios

What Contact Tracing Data is Telling Us About How COVID-19 Spreads - National Public Radio 

Health Providers' Scramble for Staff and Supplies Reveals Sharp Disparities - POLITICO

Focus on K-12 Education

Families Priced Out of ‘Learning Pods’ Seek Alternatives - New York Times

Georgia High School With Viral Hallway Photo Reopens Again After 35 Students, Teachers Catch COVID - Newsweek

Texas, California Governors Take Heat in Battle Over School Reopenings - Reuters

Online Classes, Homeschooling, Pods: Options for Your Child This Year - National Public Radio

Rural Families Without Internet Face Tough Choice on School - Associated Press

White House Task Force Urged Georgia to Mandate Masks as it Warned of Expanding COVID-19 Spread - CNN

N.Y.C. Schools Are Set to Open in a Month. Principals Fear That’s Too Soon - New York Times

Focus on Higher Education

Colleges That Keep Small Isolated Towns Vibrant Now Pose Public Health Threat - National Public Radio

Focus on State and Local Governments

CDC Asks 4 States and a City to Draft Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Plans - The Washington Post

Alabama Gov. Ivey’s Chief of Staff in Quarantine - Associated Press 

California Coronavirus Case Count Tops 600,000 - TheHill

Georgia COVID-19 Outbreak 'Expanding' as Gov. Kemp Doubles Down Against Mask Mandate - Newsweek

Governor Drops Lawsuit Against Atlanta Mayor Over Masks, But Fight May Not Be Over - National Public Radio

Churches Fight Coronavirus Restrictions by Alleging States Favor Protesters - Washington Times

L.A. Church Sues Over Indoor Worship Restrictions - Washington Times

Testing Mess Leaves Texas in the Dark as Cases Spike - POLITICO 

Focus on Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Free for All Americans, Official Says U.S. 'on Track' to Deliver Doses by January 2021 - Newsweek

Novavax to Deliver 60 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate to UK for Trial - Reuters

Indonesia Takes Part in Late-Stage China Vaccine Trial - Associated Press

Duterte Walks Back Offer to Putin to Test Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine - Newsweek

Coronavirus Vaccine Threatened by 'Cold Chain' Issues - Washington Times

U.S. to Make Coronavirus Strain for Possible Human Challenge Trials - Reuters

Russia Offered Help With Coronavirus Vaccine, US Declined: Report - TheHill

Vaccine Makers Including Moderna Must Hit U.S. Timing Goals for Full Payments - Reuters

Anti-Vax Posts Against Future COVID-19 Vaccine Steadily Increasing on Social Media, Researchers Warn - Newsweek

Bill Gates to Anti-Vaxxers: 'How Else Can You Get Out of a Tragic Pandemic? - Newsweek

Focus on Economy and Unemployment

U.S. Hits Fiscal Cliff With Jobs, Economic Recovery in the Balance - Reuters

Markets Rise as Economy Struggles; 'It Does Not Make Sense’ - TheHill

Stimulus Talks in Congress Remain Hopelessly Deadlocked - Newsweek

Senate Leaves Until September Without Coronavirus Relief Deal - TheHill

Negotiators 'Miles Apart' on Covid Funding, With Little Hope for Deal Until September - POLITICO

McConnell Announces Senate Will Adjourn Until Sept. 8 - Axios

Hopes for Fresh Round of U.S. Coronavirus Relief Fade as Congress Goes Home - Reuters

Are We Getting a Second Stimulus Check? Relief Left Up in the Air as Senate Adjourns Through Labor Day - Newsweek

Democrats Fight to Give 'Severely Underfunded' Business Rescue New Life - POLITICO

Retail Sales in July Rise 1.2% to Pre-Pandemic Levels - National Public Radio

How Small Businesses Got Stiffed by the Coronavirus Pandemic - Axios

Bridging the Digital Divide Has Never Been More Critical - TheHill

Focus on Sports

College Football is Falling Apart - The Atlantic

NCAA Nixes Most Fall Championships - POLITICO

FSU Football Player Accuses School of Lying About COVID-19 Safety - CNN

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic to Play at U.S. Open; Bianca Andreescu Pulls Out - United Press International 

 

 

 

International News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

Chinese Cities Find Coronavirus in Frozen Food Imports, Who Downplays Infection Risk - Reuters

WHO: No Evidence of Coronavirus Transmission Through Food - US News & World Report

France to be Added to UK Quarantine Countries - BBC

Shinzo Abe Under Fire For Coronavirus Response, Survey Shows - United Press International 

South Korea Concerned as New Cases Spike Above 100 - Associated Press 

New Zealand Sees New Coronavirus Outbreak After 100 Days of No Local Infections - US News & World Report

Europe Faces Critical Moment as Coronavirus Cases Surge in Spain, France, Germany - Newsweek

No Fiesta in Spain as Public Drinking Banned, Clubs Closed Due to Coronavirus Surge - Reuters

British Holidaymakers in France Told to Immediately Return Home or Face 14-Day Quarantine - The Washington Post

 

 

 

Arizona  Department of Health Service Guidance 

Safely Returning to In-Person Instruction 

Requirements for Business  

Guidance for Organized Youth Activities 

Guidance for Casinos

Guidance for Theaters

Guidance for Shopping Malls

Guidance for Places of Worship

Guidance for Spas, Massage Therapists and Personal Services

Guidance for Retail

Guidance for Pools

Guidance for Gyms and Fitness Providers

Guidance for Restaurants Providing Dine-In Services

Guidance for Barbers and Cosmetologists

 

 

 

Arizona Department of Education Guidance 

Roadmap for Reopening Schools

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 

The COVID Tracking Project  

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  

Building On COVID-19 Success - Resuming Additional  Business Operations for Barbers, Cosmetologists and Dine-in Restaurants – 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

The “Good Samaritan Order” Protecting Frontline Healthcare Workers Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak - April 9, 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

Protection of Vulnerable Residents at Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs and DD Medical Group Homes from COVID-19 - 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

Ensuring Individuals Whose Employment is Affected by COVID-19 Have Access to Unemployment Insurance - March 20, 2020

Delaying Elective Surgeries to Conserve Personal Protective Equipment Necessary to Test and Treat Patients with COVID-19 - March 19, 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 

Apache County

Cochise County

Coconino County

Gila County

Graham County

Greenlee County

La Paz County

Maricopa County

Mohave County

Navajo County

Pima County

Pinal County

Santa Cruz County

Yavapai County

Yuma County

 

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