COVID-19 Daily Update - August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
August 19, 2020
Vol. 1, No. 120
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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:
195,557 - as compared to 194,920 (8/18)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
8/19 - 637 (+0.3%)
8/18 - 915 (+0.5%)
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: 4,634 (+105) - as compared to 4,529 (8/18)
Number of Tests:
1,363,786 - as compared to 1,355,757 (8/19)
Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt): 0.84 Arizona, as of 8/18 - previous rate was 0.77
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 | 8.8%, previous day 16.4%
Cases to All Tests | 7.9%, previous day 15.3%
7 Day ELR PCR Cases to ELR PCR Tests | 4.7% previous day 6.7%
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 81%, unchanged from yesterday
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
UArizona and Covid Watch Launch COVID-19 Exposure Notification App - University of Arizona News NEW
Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns ONGOING
Political Potpourri UPDATED DAILY
You Can’t Find a Laptop. Now What? - New York Times
The Pandemic's Toll on Older Workers - Axios
Coronavirus Forces Rethinking of Safety Net for Working Women - Axios
Coronavirus Brings a Wave of Early Retirements - Axios
Health Misinformation Has Been Viewed Nearly 4 Billion Times on Facebook Over Last Year: Study - TheHill
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Open in Arizona - The Arizona Republic
Maricopa County's Mask Mandate, and Some Local Ones, Remain as Arizona's COVID-19 Cases Drop. Here's What We Know Now - The Arizona Republic
OPINION: Now Would Be a Good Time for Gov. Ducey to ’Save Face’ and Mandate Masks Statewide - The Arizona Republic
Three COVID-19 Testing Sites Damaged in Monday Night Storm - KJZZ
Van to Provide Free COVID-19 Testing to Underserved Communities in Phoenix - The Arizona Republic
Some Musical Instruments Could Help Spread COVID-19 - KJZZ
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
Arizona Isn't Using All Its Data to Calculate State's Percentage of Positive COVID-19 Tests. Here's Why - The Arizona Republic
OPINION: Arizona DHS is Ignoring COVID-19 Test Results That Arrive by Fax? Oh, Come on - The Arizona Republic
Mountainside Fitness CEO Vows to Reopen After Legal Setback — Again - KTAR News
Gov. Doug Ducey Not in Contempt of Order on Arizona Gyms Reopening, Judge Rules - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
To Avoid Eviction, Renters Unable to Pay Must Apply for Assistance - KJZZ
Focus on K-12 Education
Williams Unified Begins In-Person Classes - Arizona Daily Sun
Considering Homeschooling During COVID-19? Insider Advice From Experienced Phoenix Parents - The Arizona Republic
Shawn Lynch Resigns as Boys Basketball Coach, Teacher at Eastmark Amid COVID-19 Concerns - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Higher Education
Tempe Residents Worry About Increase in COVID-19 Cases as Thousands of ASU Students Return - The Arizona Republic
ASU President Outlines Expectations for School Year - KJZZ
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Under 50K for 4th Day; Deaths Spike - United Press International
WHO Warns Young People Are Emerging as Main Spreaders of the Coronavirus - The Washington Post
WHO: Young People Are 'Increasingly Driving' Spread of COVID-19 - United Press International
Black, White COVID-19 Patients With Access to Care Die at Similar Rates, Study Shows - United Press International
For 'Long-Haul' Coronavirus Patients, Symptoms Last Months - Time
Has the Coronavirus Mutated in Any Significant Way? - Associated Press
1 in 4 Connecticut Nursing Home Residents Had COVID-19, Survey Says - United Press International
COVID Testing Choke Points - Kaiser Health News
Coronavirus Saliva Tests Could Be Cheaper and Faster. Here’s How They Work - The Washington Post
Yep, Masks and Protective Gear Are Still Hard to Get — Especially for Small Buyers - National Public Radio
Roche, Regeneron Link Up to Develop COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail - Reuters
Drug Costs for COVID-19 Patients Plunge at U.S. Hospitals, But May Rise - Reuters
Opioids in the Pandemic - Axios
Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic - United Press International
Focus on K-12 Education
Teachers Unions Test Goodwill With Strike Threats, Hardball Negotiations - POLITICO
Majority of Teachers Say They Are Confident as School Year Begins Amid Uncertainty: Poll - TheHill
Counseling From a Distance - POLITICO
The Freedom and Fulfillment of Home-Schooling - New York Times
‘All In, All the Time’: Reopening Florida Schools Is Likened to Military Operation - New York Times
‘I’m Only One Human Being’: Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year - New York Times
Focus on Higher Education
Colleges Grapple With Coronavirus as Students Return - Associated Press
U.N.C. Moved Classes Online. The Football Games Are Still on, for Now - New York Times
UNC In-Person Class Cancellation A Lesson to Other Colleges, Faculty Chair Says - National Public Radio
Notre Dame Cancels In-Person Classes After Surge of COVID-19 Cases - Axios
Notre Dame, Michigan State Suspend In-Person Instruction - POLITICO
Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases Reported as Students Return to College Campuses - CNN
Students Call for Colleges to Cut Tuition Costs as School Year Begins Online - CNN
How to Succeed in Hybrid, Online Medical School Classes - US News & World Report
Freshmen Waited for Their Schools to Share Reopening Plans. Then Things Got Complicated - The Washington Post
1 in 5 College Students Don't Plan to Go Back This Fall - Axios
Focus on State and Local Governments
Thirty States May Reject Trump's Weekly $400 Unemployment Boost, 18 Will Accept - Newsweek
Alabama’s High Stakes Experiment: Reopening Universities as Virus Looms - New York Times
Expired Unemployment Costs Economy Billions, But Some States Reject Trump Aid - National Public Radio
Slowing COVID-19 Has California Weighing Next Reopening Steps - Los Angeles Times
As Georgia Reopened, Officials Knew of Severe Shortage of PPE for Health Workers - Kaiser Health News
New York Transit Agency Turns to Fed for $450 Million Borrowing - Reuters
Manhattan Vacancy Rate Climbs, and Rents Drop 10% - New York Times
Focus on Vaccines
Fauci Says He Does Not See US Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination for General Public - TheHill
First COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Moving at a Good Clip, But Officials Still "Very Concerned" - CNN
World Health Organization's Struggle for a Global COVID-19 Vaccine Plan - Reuters
WHO Chief Urges Nations to Join in Preventing 'Vaccine Nationalism’ - National Public Radio
Australia Signs Deal With AstraZeneca to Provide All Citizens With Potential COVID-19 Vaccine - United Press International
Australia Announces Coronavirus Vaccine Deal - Associated Press
Pope: Rich Can’t Get Priority for Vaccine, Poor Need Help - Associated Press
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Mark Meadows 'Encouraged' for a Narrow COVID-19 Relief Deal With Democrats' Postal Service Bill - Washington Times
Tim Kaine Predicts Senate Breakthrough in COVID Relief After RNC - POLITICO
U.S. Official Sees 'Real Desire' for Smaller Coronavirus Relief Bill - Reuters
S&P 500 Closes at Record Hight for First Time Since Pandemic Began - Axios
S&P 500 Closes at Record High 6 Months After Coronavirus Plunge - National Public Radio
How This Recession is Different - Axios
Target Sales Surge as Americans Lean on Big Box Stores - Associated Press
Pelosi Emphasizes Need for COVID-19 Deal 'Now' - Reuters
FHA Mortgage Delinquencies Hit a Record - National Public Radio
HUD to Extend Foreclosure Ban Protecting 8.1 Million People Until 2021 - POLITICO
Businesses Warn They Won't Participate in Trump's Payroll Tax Plan - POLITICO
Focus on Sports
Football at Any Cost is Much to High a Price - Washington Times
As High School Football Seasons Are Canceled, Players Are Moving to States That Plan to Play - The Washington Post
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Canada's Hardest-Hit Province for COVID-19 Launches Plan to Combat Second Wave - Reuters
Some Japan Firms Rethink Traditional Office as Pandemic Boosts Working From Home: Reuters Poll - Reuters
South Korea Has Highest Daily Increases Since March - Associated Press
623 Virus Cases Linked to South Korea Church - Associated Press
Sweden's Fauci Doubles Down Against Masks as Coronavirus Cases Rise - Newsweek
Britain to Bring In Mass Testing to Curb Spread of COVID-19 - Reuters
Venezuela Deploys Security Forces in Coronavirus Crackdown - New York Times
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