COVID-19 Daily Update - December 23, 2020

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December 23, 2020

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

 December 23, 2020

Vol. 3, No. 5

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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:

 

 

12.18.20

12.19.20

12.20.20

12.21.20

12.22.20

12.23.20

12.24.20

Total COVID-19 Cases

442,671

448,231

453,597

461,345

467,215

473,273

Daily Increase in New Positive Cases 

+7,635 (+1.7%)

+5,560 (+1.8%)

+5,366 (1.2%)

+7,748 (+1.7%)

+5,859 (+1.3%)

+6,058 (+1.3%)

 

7-Day Average of Positive Cases is 6,293 (as compared to the previous 7-day average of 6,119)

 

By comparison, the cumulative weekly increases in positive cases:  UPDATED WEEKLY

 Week

 Cases

 

 Week

 Cases

 

 Week 

 Cases

 7/29

+17,664

 

 10/14

+5,097

 

 

 

 8/5

+13,930

 

 10/21

+6,277

 

 

 

 8/12

+7,240

 

 10/28

+7,253

 

 

 

 8/19

+6,114

 

 11/4

+9,468

 

 

 

 8/26

+3,902

 

 11/11

+14,530

 

 

 

 9/2

+3,402

 

 11/18

+17,939 

 

 

 

 9/9

+3,680

 

 11/25

+27,748

 

 

 

 9/16

+2,366

 

 12/2

+30,129

 

 

 

 9/23

+6,377

 

 12/9

+41,622 

 

 

 

 9/30

+3,223

 

  12/16

+46,618 

 

 

 

 10/7

+4,031

 

 12/23

+44,054 

 

 

 

 

Number of Deaths:

 

 

12.18.20

12.19.20

12.20.20

12.21.20

12.22.20

12.23.20

12.24.20

Total Number of Deaths

7,819

7,937

7,971

7,972

8,125

8,179

Daily Number of Deaths

+142

+118

+34

+1

+153

+54

 

Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt):

 

 

12.17.20

12.18.20

12.19.20

12.20.20

12.21.20

12.22.20

12.23.20

Daily Rt -  Arizona

1.11

1.09

1.07

1.04

1.06

N/A

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. Reporting dates for Rt is a day behind the date of this report. 

Testing Data:

 

 

12.18.20

12.19.20

12.20.20

12.21.20

12.22.20

12.23.20

12.24.20

Total Diagnostic Tests (Daily Increase)

2,605,792 (+22,400)

2,626,177 (+20,382)

2,648,988 (+22,818)

2,666,030 (+17,033)

2,680,848 (+14,822)

2,698,015 (+17,165)

Total Serology Tests (Daily Increase)

381,780 (+738)

382,700 (+920)

383,896 (+1,196)

384,633 (+737)

385,065 (+432)

385,614 (+549)

Total Number of Tests (Daily Increase)

2,987,572 (+23,138)

3,008,877 (+21,302)

3,032,884 (+24,014)

3,050,663 (+17,770)

3,065,913 (+15,254)

3,083,629 (+17,714)

 

EPI Positivity Rates: 

 

 

12.18.20

12.19.20

12.20.20

12.21.20

12.22.20

12.23.20

12.24.20

State of Arizona

13.3%

 18.7%

N/A

20.1%

22.9%

18.2 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apache County

20.7%

12.3%

N/A

21.3%

7.3%

34.0%

Cochise County

17.5%

22.4%

N/A

15.6%

14.7%

10.9%

Coconino County

11.4%

17.6%

N/A

13.5%

12.3%

16.8%

Gila County

5.0%

17.3%

N/A

13.9%

14.7%

21.6%

Graham County

16.7%

30.8%

N/A

41.0%

33.3%

50.8%

Greenlee County

22.2%

20.0%

 N/A

0.0%

0.0%

100.0%

La Paz County

9.6%

10.0%

 N/A

13.3%

0.0%

22.2%

Maricopa County

11.1%

17.1%

N/A

20.2%

22.4%

16.9%

Mohave County

26.4%

27.6%

N/A

27.7%

28.2%

27.4%

Navajo County

16.7%

28.5%

 N/A

22.2%

26.1%

29.2%

Pima County

18.4%

19.5%

N/A

19.7%

23.8%

20.6%

Pinal County

11.9%

 19.8%

 N/A

22.9%

25.8%

17.8%

Santa Cruz County

23.2%

 28.7%

 N/A

25.0%

34.3%

19.3%

Yavapai County

19.2%

 24.0%

 N/A

13.9%

26.1%

24.0%

Yuma County

19.6%

 28.1%

 N/A

25.0%

33.2%

30.1%

Hospital Assets In-Use:

 

 

12.18.20

12.19.20

12.20.20

12.21.20

12.22.20

12.23.20

12.24.20

Acute Care Beds

93%

92%

92%

92%

91%

92%

ICU Beds

93%

92%

91%

92%

91%

93%

Ventilator

51%

52%

50%

51%

52%

52%

 

Transmission Categories By Arizona County:  UPDATED WEEKLY

 

 

Business Reopening Status 12.17.20

School Delivery Model 12.17.20

Apache County

Substantial

Virtual

Cochise County

Substantial**

Virtual**

Coconino County

Moderate

Hybrid

Gila County

Moderate

Hybrid

Graham County

Substantial**

Virtual**

Greenlee County

Substantial**

Virtual**

La Paz County

Moderate

Hybrid

Maricopa County

Moderate

Hybrid

Mohave County

Moderate

Hybrid

Navajo County

Substantial

Virtual

Pima County

Substantial**

Virtual**

Pinal County

Moderate

Hybrid

Santa Cruz County

Substantial**

Virtual**

Yavapai County

Substantial

Virtual

Yuma County

Moderate

Hybrid

 

*  Decreased transmission rate from previous week

** Increased transmission rate from previous week



Substantial Transmission - >100 cases per 100K, >10% positivity, >10% COVID-like illness

Moderate Transmission - 10-100 cases per 100K, 5-10% positivity, 5-10% COVID-like illness

Minimal Transmission - <10 cases per 100K, <5% positivity, <5% COVID-like illness

 

Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code

 

Governor and Government Agency News Releases

Governor Ducey Announces More Than $40 Million to Prevent Homelessness - Office of the Governor  NEW

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



 

Something Else You Need to Know Today  

Public Health (AZ): Northern Arizona Healthcare Distributes First COVID-19 Vaccines to Employees - Arizona Daily Sun

Public Health (AZ): Hospitals Strained as Mohave County Sees Record-High COVID-19 Cases - KJZZ

Public Health (AZ): Arizona Health Expert Says New Virus Mutation May Already Be in the US - KTAR News

Public Health (AZ): Coronavirus ZIP Code Map: Where COVID-19 Cases Are Rising Fastest in Arizona - The Arizona Republic 

Government (AZ): Arizona Senate to Require Masks Next Legislative Session - The Arizona Republic 

Government (AZ): Arizona Lawmaker Vows to Ignore Mask Mandate at State Capitol - Arizona Daily Star

Higher Education (AZ): ASU, UA and GCU End Fall Terms With Overall Low Case Numbers - The Arizona Republic 

Public Health: New Cases May Be Leveling Off -- But More and More Are Being Hospitalized and Dying - CNN

Vaccines: Pfizer to Supply US With Additional 100M Vaccines Doses - Associated Press

Economy: U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall; Consumers Cutting Back on Spending - Reuters

Federal Stimulus: Trump Calls on Congress to Approve $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Hinting He Might Not Sign Relief Bill Without Changes - The Washington Post 

Public Health: With Hospitals Nearly Overwhelmed, Officials Say California ‘Cannot Afford’ Another Holiday Surge - The Washington Post 

 

COVID-19 Resources

We have condensed our resources section! Click the links below to access all of the information previously included in past editions of the daily update. We will keep these resource pages updated and will provide the appropriate notification when new information is added.

 

Gubernatorial Executive Orders Issued to Date

Arizona Department of Health Service Guidance

Arizona Department of Education Guidance

General COVID-19 Issues 

County Government Resources

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