COVID-19 Daily Update - August 9, 2020
August 9, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
August 9, 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:
186,923 - as compared to 186,107 (8/8)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
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%)
7/20 - 1,559 (+1.1%)
7/19 - 2,359 (+1.7%)
7/18 - 2,742 (+2.0%)
Number of Deaths: 4,150 (+13) - as compared to 4,137 (8/8)
Number of Tests:
1,260,660 - as compared to 1,253,028 (8/8)
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 81%, down from yesterday’s 82%
ICU Beds: 83%, unchanged from yesterday
Ventilators: 37%, down from yesterday’s 39%
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
Two-thirds of Americans Now Feel 'Overwhelmed' by News Coverage: Poll - Washington Times
OPINION: America Could Control the Pandemic by October. Let’s Get to It - New York Times
'It's Ridiculous': States Struggle to Accommodate COVID-19 Positive Voters - National Public Radio
How COVID-19 Changed Everything About the 2020 Election - Time
Facing the Anxiety and Uncertainty of This Pandemic, Starts With Acceptance - National Public Radio
Elevator Anxiety Will Stifle Reopenings - Axios
Florida Coronavirus Deaths: Final Goodbye Likely Cost Husband His Life - USA Today
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
OPINION: Despite Accolades, Arizona’s Coronavirus Experience Far From a Success Story - Arizona Daily Star
COVID-19 Cases Are Falling in Arizona, But Risk Level Remains High - Arizona Daily Star
Coconino County, NAU to Hold Two-Week COVID-19 Testing Surge - Arizona Daily Sun
Select CVS and NextCare Locations Offer Rapid COVID-19 Tests With Results Onsite - The Arizona Republic
Tolleson Holding 2 Free COVID-19 Community Events - KJZZ
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
County Health Inspectors to Enforce State COVID-19 Restaurant Restrictions - Arizona Daily Sun
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Focus on K-12 Education
Other States Are Reopening Their Schools. How Do They Compare to Arizona? - The Arizona Republic
Parent Group Rallying on Monday to Advocate for Reopening Schools - KJZZ
Focus on Higher Education
'We'll Make the Best of it': ASI Students Move Into Dorms, Prepare for College in a Pandemic - The Arizona Republic
NAU Lists COVID-19-Related Expectations for Students This Fall - KJZZ
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
U.S. Sets Record as Coronavirus Cases Top 5 Million - Reuters
US Reaches 5 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases - Associated Press
Cases Top 5 Million, With Five States Making Up More Than 40% of Tally - CNN
Forty Percent of People With Coronavirus Infections Have No Symptoms. Might They Be The Key to Ending the Pandemic? - The Washington Post
Why the Coronavirus Is More Likely to ‘Superspread’ Than the Flu - New York Times
Indoor Air is the Next Coronavirus Frontline - Axios
Black and Hispanic Children at Risk for 'Severe' COVID-19 Symptoms, CDC Finds - National Public Radio
Study: N95 Masks Without Valves Most Effective Against COVID-19 - United Press International
Researchers Created a Test to Determine Which Masks Are the Least Effective - CNN
COVID Testing Crunch Highlights Inequities in Who Get Results When - USA Today
Shortages Threaten Trump’s Plan for Rapid Coronavirus Tests - POLITICO
COVID Tests: Cheap, At-Home Tests Will Stop Pandemic, Harvard Doc Says - USA Today
Majority of Americans Say Houses of Worship Should Follow Social Distancing Guidelines - TheHill
Paul Vallone, Democrat NYC Council Member: Hydroxychloroquine 'Saved My Life' - Washington Times
Focus on Education
9 People Test Positive for Coronavirus at Georgia School Where Viral Photos Showed Packed Hallways - TheHill
Florida Teacher Pens Own Obituary in Protest of Reopening Schools With In-Person Learning - Newsweek
Amid Pandemic, Future of Many Catholic Schools is in Doubt - Associated Press
Schools Cite HIPAA to Hide Coronavirus Numbers. They Can't Do That - USA Today
Trump Extends Student Loan Relief Through Year's End - POLITICO
Focus on State and Local Governments
Unemployment: U.S. Cities With the Worst Jobless Rates Due to COVID-19 - USA Today
Florida No Longer Requires Negative COVID Tests for Restaurant Workers - Newsweek
Virginia Supreme Court Grants Temporary Moratorium on Evictions - National Public Radio
DeWine Tests Negative for Coronavirus a Second Time - TheHill
Focus on Vaccines
Week in Charts - The Case for Splurging on COVID-19 Vaccines - The Economist
COVID-19 May Never Go Away — With or Without a Vaccine - National Public Radio
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Defer Payroll Taxes, Extend Jobless Benefits, Halt Evictions - Washington Times
Trump Signs 4 Executive Actions on Coronavirus Aid - Axios
$600 Unemployment Check Cut to $300 Under Trump Executive Orders—States Asked to Add $100 - Forbes
Republicans and Democrats React to Trump's Coronavirus Aid Action - Axios
Several GOP Lawmakers Express Concern Over Trump Executive Orders - TheHill
Pelosi, Schumer Slam Trump's 'Meager' Executive Orders on COVID-19 Relief - Washington Times
Pelosi, Schumer Slam Trump Executive Orders, Call for GOP to Come Back to Negotiating Table - TheHill
Schumer Declines to Say Whether Trump Executive Orders Are Legal: They Don't 'Do the Job' - TheHill
Trump’s Eviction Ban Would Leave Most Tenants in Peril - POLITICO
For Pandemic Jobless, the Only Real Certainty is Uncertainty - Associated Press
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Austrialia’s Victoria Reports Deadliest Day of COVID-19 Pandemic - Reuters
Havana Back on Lockdown as Coronavirus Rebounds - Reuters
'Your Time Is Up': Thousands Protest Against Netanyahu Over COVID-19 and Alleged Corruption - Reuters
New Zealand Records 100 Days Without Domestic Virus Case But Warns Against Complacency - Reuters
Masks in Class? Many Questions as Germans Go Back to School - Associated Press
Brazil Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 100,000 and Case Numbers Surpass 3 Million - Axios
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