COVID-19 Daily Update - August 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
August 17, 2020
Vol. 1, No. 118
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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:
194,005 - as compared to 192,654 (8/16)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
8/17 - 468 (+0.2%)
8/16 - 833 (+0.4%)
8/15 - 933 (+0.5%)
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%)
Number of Deaths: 4,506 (+0) - as compared to 4,506 (8/16)
Number of Tests:
1,349,757 - as compared to 1,342,281 (8/16)
Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt): 0.79 Arizona, as of 8/16 - previous rate was 0.80
Note: Rt is the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If it is above 1.0, COVID-19 will spread quickly. If it is below 1.0, infections will slow.
Test Positivity Ratios:
Cases to PCR Tests | 7.3%, previous day 6.0%
Cases to All Tests | 6.3%, previous day 5.4%
ELR PCR Cases to ELR PCR Tests | 5.5% previous day 5.9%
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 82%, up from yesterday’s 81%
ICU Beds: 80%, unchanged from yesterday
Ventilators: 32%, down from yesterday’s 33%
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
61 Percent Believe America's Response to COVID Crisis Is Unsuccessful, Poll Says - Newsweek
What Africa Can Teach the U.S. About Pandemic Response - US News & World Report
REVIEW: I Downloaded America’s First Coronavirus Exposure App. You Should Too - The Washington Post
Pandemic Electric Bills Are Searing Hot, as Families Stay Home - National Public Radio
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Arizona Leaves Out Written, Faxed Test Results When Calculating COVID-19 Percent Positivity - The Arizona Republic
Tucson's Rise in Drug Overdose Deaths Could Be Linked to Pandemic - Arizona Daily Star
Phoenix to Offer Mobile Coronavirus Testing Until End of August - KJZZ
Ducey Balances Public Health and Campaign Season Rallies - KJZZ
Navajo Women Mobilize to Protect Elders From COVID-19 - Arizona Daily Star
OPINION: I’m a Nurse Who Got COVID-19 From My Patients. The Senate Could Help Me, But Isn’t - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
2nd Business Allowed to Reopen After Earning Approval From AZDHS - KTAR News
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Arizona Unemployment Agency Still Has Problems Giving Out Benefits - The Arizona Republic
Focus on K-12 Education
Some Arizona Students Return to School in Person - The Arizona Republic
Here’s What Arizona Schools Are Required to Do Starting Monday - KTAR News
Phoenix Union Postpones Sports Until COVID-19 Benchmarks Are Met - KTAR News
Chandler Unified District Receiving $250K to Purchase Hotspots - KJZZ
Queen Creek School District Returns for 1st Day of In-Person Learning - KTAR News
Focus on Higher Education
Arizona State Students, Faculty Prepare for University to Open in Person - The Arizona Republic
'I Hate How Uncertain Things Are': Students, Faculty Prepare for ASU Reopening in Unprecedented Times - The Arizona Republic
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Politics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies - Kaiser Health News
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 170,000 Ahead of Fall Flu Season - Reuters
Fearing a ‘Twindemic,’ Health Experts Push Urgently for Flu Shots - New York Times
Kushner Defends COVID Response: "We're Still Below the Peak" of 2,500 Daily Deaths - Axios
Trump Elevates Scott Atlas, a Doctor With a Rosier Coronavirus Outlook - POLITICO
Trump Eyes New Unproven Coronavirus “Cure” - Axios
What Is Oleandrin? Trump Reportedly Wants FDA to Approve Plant Extract for Coronavirus - Newsweek
Wartime Doctors Battling COVID-19 Rush to Treat The Ill — But Without Knowing What Really Works - The Washington Post
COVID-19 Is Creating a Wave of Heart Disease - New York Times
PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn - Kaiser Health News
Dental Care is Rebounding, for Now - Axios
Focus on K-12 Education
As Coronavirus Forces Many Schools Online This Fall, Millions of Disconnected Students Are Being Left Behind - The Washington Post
We Flattened the Curve. Our Kids Belong in School - The Atlantic
L.A. Schools Announce Massive COVID-19 Testing, Tracing Initiative for All Students, Staff - Los Angeles Times
Kushner 'Absolutely' Sending His Own Children Back to School - TheHill
A Teacher Made a Spreadsheet Tracking COVID-19 In Schools. She Has More Than 700 Entries - The Washington Post
The Mayor is Ready for School to Open. The School Buildings Are Not - New York Times
OPINION: Get Ready for a Teacher Shortage Like We’ve Never Seen Before - New York Times
Focus on Higher Education
‘We’ve Got to Do Better Than This’: College Students Raise Alarm by Packing Bars, Avoiding Masks - The Washington Post
Less Than a Week After Starting Classes, UNC-Chapel Hill Reports 4 COVID-19 Clusters - National Public Radio
Focus on State and Local Governments
6 States Set Single-Day Coronavirus Case Records Last Week - Axios
Brian Kemp Allows Local Mask Mandates With Georgia Executive Order - Washington Times
New York Reports COVID-19 Positivity Rate Below 1% for Ninth Straight Day - United Press International
New York Has Tamed the Virus. Can it Hold Off a Second Wave? - New York Times
MTA Spending to Clean Trains May Be Largely Cosmetic - POLITICO
'Are You Doing Ok?': On the Ground With NYC Contact Tracers - Associated Press
Grace Community Church Pastor John MacArthur Holds Service in Defiance of Los Angeles Order - Washington Times
Focus on Vaccines
Trust, Fear and Solidarity Will Determine the Success of a COVID Vaccine - Kaiser Health News
With COVID Vaccine Trial, Rural Oregon Clinic Steps Onto World Stage - Kaiser Health News
China Grants Country's First COVID-19 Vaccine Patent to Cansino - State Media - Reuters
Britain Encourages At-Risk Groups to Sign Up for COVID-19 Vaccine Trials - Reuters
Bill Gates-Backed Vaccine CEO Calls on Russia to Release Data - Newsweek
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
The Fed is Back in Focus Amid Congress' Stimulus Impasse - Axios
Coronavirus Hasn't Devastated the Homeless as Many Feared - Associated Press
What Explains the Widening Gap Between Wall Street and Main Street? - TheHill
$2 COVID-19 Fee Applied to Orders Over $10 at Denver Restaurant - Newsweek
Virus Pandemic Reshaping Air Travel as Carriers Struggle - Associated Press
Focus on Sports
Where College Football Stands Around the Country - Axios
Justin Fields Starts Online Petition as Big Ten Parents Question Decision to Postpone Football - The Washington Post
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Corvonavirus Death Toll Surges Past 770,000 as No European Nation in Top 4 - United Press International
Anti-Mask Protests Across Europe as Coronavirus Cases Rise 4 Days in a Row - Newsweek
France Deploying Riot Police to Enforce Masks - Associated Press
Sharp Rise in Virus Cases in Lebanon After Deadly Port Blast - Associated Press
Italy Closes Nightclubs as Coronavirus Cases Rise Among Young - Reuters
South Korea Warns of Another Covid-19 Outbreak Tied to a Church - New York Times
New Zealand Postpones Elections Due to Virus - Associated Press
New Zealand Delays General Election After COVID-19 Outbreak - TheHill
1st Mediterranean Cruise Sets Sail After Virus Tests - Associated Press
Britain Eyes Creation of Pandemic Response Unit - POLITICO
Blackburn Wedding Party of 100 Broken Up by Police - BBC
Back to the Paddy Fields. COVID Smashes Indian Middle-Class Dreams - Reuters
Pandemic Starts to Surge in Conflict-Hit Libya - Reuters
South Korea Faces New Spike in COVID-19 After Months of Low Infection Rates - National Public Radio
Japan's GDP Shrinks at Record 27.8% in Q2 Amid Pandemic - United Press International
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