COVID-19 Daily Update - July 23, 2020
July 23, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
July 23, 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:
152,944 - as compared to 150,609 (7/22)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
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%)
7/17 - 3,910 (+2.9%)
7/16 - 3,259 (+2.5%)
7/15 - 3,257 (+2.5%)
7/14 - 4,273 (+3.5%)
7/13 - 1,357 (+1.1%)
7/12 - 2,537 (+2.1%)
7/11 - 3,038 (+2.6%)
7/10 - 4,221 (+3.7%)
7/9 - 4,057 (3.7%)
7/8 - 3,520
7/7 - 3,653
7/6 - 3,352
7/5 - 3,536
7/4 - 2,695
7/3 - 4,433
7/2 - 3,333
7/1 - 4,878
Number of Deaths:
3,063 (+89) - as compared to 2,974 (7/22)
Number of Tests:
1,037,924 - as compared to 1,027,125 (7/22)
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 85%, up from yesterday’s 84%
ICU Beds: 87%, up from yesterday’s 86%
Ventilators: 51%, up from yesterday’s 50%
Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code
Governor and Government Agency News Release
Governor Ducey Issues Executive Order Improving Voting Safety, Staffing - Office of the Governor NEW
Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns ONGOING
Political Potpourri UPDATED DAILY
Where Did Coronavirus Originate? Inside the Hunt to Find Out - Time
At Least 76% of American Voters Can Cast Ballots by Mail in the Fall - The Washington Post
In Struggle Against Pandemic, Populist Leaders Fare Poorly - Associated Press
NFL Announces Mask Mandate for Fans - TheHill
The Weirdest Baseball Season Ever is Here - Axios
Cafeteria Worker on White House Grounds Tests Positive for COVID-19 - TheHill
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Health Official: Masks, Executive Orders Help Stabilize Coronavirus Spread - KJZZ
Why Masks With Breathing Valves Don't Stop Spread of New Coronavirus - The Arizona Republic
COVID-19 Modelers Suggest Keeping Current Restrictions in Place for Now. Here’s Why - The Arizona Republic
Are Arizona Kids ‘More at Risk’ Than Ever Due to COVID-19, Recession? - KJZZ
Here's Why Some Arizonans Are Waiting 12 Days for COVID-19 Results - The Arizona Republic
Veterans Hospitals in Phoenix, Tucson Treating Non-Veteran COVID-19 Patients - The Arizona Republic
University of Arizona Expands Free Antibody Test Program for Essential Workers, Plans Study COVID-19 Immunity - The Arizona Republic
UA Partners With AZ Expand COVID-19 Antibody Testing - KJZZ
ICU Nurse Took A Stand Against ‘Reopen’ Protests. Here’s What She Says Now That COVID-19 Cases Have Surged - The Arizona Republic
Navajo Nation Extends Closure of Government Offices - Associated Press
Navajo Nation Remains Cautious About Reopening - Fronteras
Contact Tracing Used to Help Slow COVID-19 Spread - KJZZ
UA Alum Develops Confidential Contract Tracing App - KJZZ
Focus on Governor and Agency Enforcement
Judge Rules Arizona Governor Acted Legally in Blocking Evictions - Arizona Daily Star
Ducey's Executive Order Pledges State Resources for Elections - KJZZ
Disability and Civil Rights Groups: Crisis Standards of Care Plan Discriminates - KJZZ
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Gov. Ducey Wants Congress to Extend $600 Weekly Federal Unemployment Benefit - Arizona Daily Star
Airbnb Suspends, Removes Listings for 50 Party Houses Across Arizona — most in Phoenix and Scottsdale - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Education
Pressure Builds on Arizona Governor to Base School Reopening on COVID-19 Data - Arizona Daily Star
'Not Ready': Teachers Across Arizona Stage 'Motor Marches' to Protest School Reopenings - The Arizona Republic
OPINION: Here’s the Strongest Signal Yet That Ducey May Be Leaning Toward Reopening Schools - The Arizona Republic
Maricopa County Urges Reliance on Data in School Reopening Decision - KJZZ
Flagstaff’s Public Charter Schools Release Plans for Remote, Hybrid Learning - Arizona Daily Sun
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
U.S. Records 2,600 New Coronavirus Cases Every Hour as Total Approaches Four Million - Reuters
The Country Reported More Cases in the Last Two Weeks Than it Did for All of June - CNN
Fauci: COVID-19 is “Almost Your Worst Nightmare” - Axios
Can Widespread Mask Use Prevent Lockdowns Where the Virus is Surging? - National Public Radio
Trump’s End Run Around CDC Brings Threat of Fewer Drugs for Hospitals - POLITICO
Senate GOP and White House Strike Deal on $16 Billion for Coronavirus Testing - TheHill
US Labs Buckle Amid Testing Surge; World Virus Cases Top 15M - Associated Press
Quest Expects COVID-19 Tests Turnaround Time at 'Acceptable' Levels by September - Reuters
Why COVID-19 Testing Delays Are a Huge Problem - Time
COVID-19 Immunity Might Fade After 90 Days, Study Finds - United Press International
Face-Mask Mandates Expand as U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 142,000 - Wall Street Journal
Can You Get Covid Again? It’s Very Unlikely, Experts Say - New York Times
U.S. Hospitalizations for the Coronavirus Near April Peak - New York Times
Trump Says Briefings Without Health Experts Are a “Concise Way of Doing it” - Axios
Fauci Says We Aren't Winning Against Coronavirus, Calls it Health Experts' 'Worst Nightmare’ - Newsweek
Amid Rising Coronavirus Deaths, Trump Paints a Rosy Picture of America’s Present and Future - The Washington Post
59% of Trump Supporters Want to Jail or Fine People Who Refuse Face Masks - Newsweek
Nine-Year-Old Girl is the Youngest to Die From Coronavirus in Florida - CNN
Insurance Companies Battle Their Clients Over the Coronavirus - Axios
Focus on Education
Analysis: DeVos’s Claim That Children Are ’Stoppers’ of COVID-19 - The Washington Post
Birx: CDC to Issue School Reopening Advice This Week - Axios
Georgia's Largest School District to Start School Year Online - TheHill
Parents Turn to “Pods” as a Schooling Solution - Adios
Trump Says He is Comfortable Having His Son And Grandchildren Back in Schools - Reuters
NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Betsy DeVos Over Aid Money for Schools - National Public Radio
Special Education Lawsuits Are Growing During the COVID-19 Pandemic - National Public Radio
Adjunct Professors: Jobs Are Low on Pay and Health Benefits With High COVID Risk - Kaiser Health News
Focus on State and Local Governments
Donald Trump Slams Democrats Over Virus Lockdowns: 'Everything Will Open Up' After the Election - Washington Times
Coronavirus Cases Are Falling in These 9 States - Newsweek
Coronavirus Infections are Slowing Down in Critical Hotspots - Axios
Dr. Birx Says Coronavirus Test Results Take 'Too Long' to Process in the South - Newsweek
States Search for Ways to Deal With COVID-19 Testing Backlogs - Kaiser Health News
California Now Has Most COVID-19 Cases; Indiana, Ohio Mandate Masks - United Press International
Medicaid Mystery: Millions of Enrollees Haven’t Materialized in California - Kaiser Health News
COVID Runs Amok in 3 Detroit-Area Jails, Killing At Least 2 Doctors - Kaiser Health News
Rand Paul Calls for Cuomo to Be Impeached Over Coronavirus Response - TheHill
Texas Breaks Its Daily Record of Coronavirus Deaths - Newsweek
Red vs. Red in Texas, With Republicans Battling One Another After Mask Order - New York Times
Texas County Stores Bodies in Trucks as State Sets One-Day Record for COVID-19 Deaths - Reuters
Focus on Vaccine
A Vaccine Progress Report - Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Commits to Buying Millions of Vaccine Doses. Why That’s Unusual - New York Times
U.S. Sets Global Benchmark for COVID-19 Vaccine Price at Around the Cost of a Flu Shot - Reuters
Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Deal Touted by Trump - Washington Times
Promise and Prevention: Experts Discuss the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine - Reuters
President Trump Says 'Give Me Therapeutics' Over COVID-19 Vaccine - Newsweek
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Unemployment Claims Rose Last Week for First Time in Months Amid Coronavirus Surge - US News & World Report
New Unemployment Insurance Claims Rise for the First Time Since March - The Washington Post
New Unemployment Claims Are Up for the First Time in 4 Months - National Public Radio
In Picking Up Work Here and There, Many Miss Out on Unemployment Check - New York Times
U.S. Eviction Bans Are Ending. That Could Worsen the Spread of Coronavirus - Reuters
Senate, White House Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Relief Bill - United Press International
Mnuchin: Payroll Tax Cut Won't Be in GOP Coronavirus Bill - TheHill
'It's a Mess': Congress Prepares to Lurch Over Unemployment Aid Cliff - POLITICO
Senate GOP Struggles to Finalize $1 Trillion Coronavirus Bill - The Washington Post
GOP Senators and White House Tentatively Agree on Part of Coronavirus Aid Bill - National Public Radio
Republicans to Start Unveiling Coronavirus Package Thursday - TheHill
GOP May Face Choice on Tax Cut or Stimulus Checks - TheHill
Tea Party Rises Up Against McConnell's $1 Trillion Relief Plan - TheHill
Republicans, Deeply Divided on Virus Aid, Near Agreement on Opening Offer - New York Times
White House, GOP Agree to Virus Testing But Aid Bill Shifts - Associated Press
Mark Meadows Walks Back Possibility of Extending $600-A-Week Unemployment Payments - Forbes
Small Businesses Brace for Prolonged Crisis, Short on Cash and Customers - Wall Street Journal
Housing market defies expectations amid economic turmoil - POLITICO
Low Mortgage Rates Fuel Jump in Home Sales - Wall Street Journal
American and Southwest Rethink Summer Flight Adds as Demand Stalls - Reuters
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
China Reports 18 More COVID-19 Cases in Xinjiang - Associated Press
Tokyo Reports Record Number of New Coronavirus Cases - US News & World Report
'Just Got to Suck it Up:' Masks Mandatory in Australian City - Associated Press
World in Isolation, a Surge of New Users for Twitter - Associated Press
Arizona Department of Health Service Guidance
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
Protecting the Public’s Right to Vote - July 22, 2020 NEW
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