COVID-19 Daily Update - July 28, 2020
July 28, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
July 28, 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:
165,934 - as compared to 163,827 (7/27)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
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%)
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:
3,408 (+104) - as compared to 3,304 (7/27) NOTE: Tuesdays or Wednesdays are typically highest death reporting due to weekend reporting lag (ABC15)
Number of Tests:
1,112,825 - as compared to 1,099,682 (7/27)
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 81%, down from yesterday’s 86% NOTE: Lowest reported capacity percentage since 6/9
ICU Beds: 84%, down from yesterday’s 86%
Ventilators: 47%, up from yesterday’s 46%
Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code
Governor and Government Agency News Release
Pre-Register for Free Surge Testing - Office of the Governor NEW
Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns ONGOING
Political Potpourri UPDATED DAILY
Virus-Linked Hunger Tied to 10,000 Child Deaths Each Month - Associated Press
Why Hunger Can Grow Even When Poverty Doesn’t - New York Times
The Scourge of Hygiene Theater - The Atlantic
The Rise of Coronavirus Social Bubbles - Axios
Lonely Girls: How the Pandemic Has Deepened the Isolation of Adolescents - Wall Street Journal
Sinclair Pulls Controversial Show About Coronavirus - Wall Street Journal
Chad Wolf Blames Coronavirus Spike on Mexico Border Crossers - Washington Times
The Collision of Hurricane Season and the Coronavirus Has Arrived - Axios
Pro Bowl LB Dont'a Hightower Becomes Fifth Patriots Player to Opt Out of NFL Season - United Press International
How Baseball’s Coronavirus Reckoning Affects Everything - Axios
Every Sport Has a Coronavirus Plan. MLB's Lasted Four Days - The Washington Post
Yankees-Phillies Postponed for 2Nd Straight Day - Associated Press
After Marlins’ Outbreak, Yankees Stay Inside and Wait for Phillies - New York Times
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Multiple Data Points Suggest Slowing Coronavirus Spread in Arizona - Arizona Daily Star
COMMENTARY: Making COVID-19 Testing Easy, Accurate and Fast is Critical to Ending the Pandemic - Arizona Mirror
Medieval Times Reopens Soon Near Scottsdale. Here's How Shows Will Change Due to COVID-19 - The Arizona Republic
Hospitalzations Continue Gradual Decline as State Reports 1,813 New COVID-19 Cases - The Arizona Republic
‘Devasted by COVID-19, Family Mourns 2 Pillars of Superior Community Who Died Weeks Apart - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
Judge to Heair New Arguments From Gym Owners - KJZZ
Another Free COVID-19 Testing Site to Open in Tucson - Arizona Daily Star
Santa Cruz County in Arizona Begins Testing Blitz to Battle COVID-19 - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
OPINION: An Eviction Moratorium Bought us Time, But Thousands in Arizona Will Still Become Homeless - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Education
How School Districts Are Looking at Reopening For In-Person Education - KJZZ
ASU Reminds Students That Health Policies Extend to Off-Campus Parties - KJZZ
'We Kind of Blew it': Start Dates for Pac-12 Sports in Flux - KJZZ
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment - Kaiser Health News
US Coronavirus: Dr. Anthony Fauci Says We Can Put an End to the Pandemic if Vaccine Widely Accepted - CNN
Trump Again Pushes Unproven Drug as COVID-19 Treatment - Associated Press
OPINION: Let’s Throw the Kitchen Sink at COVID-19 and Get Back to Normal by October - The Washington Post
With Testing Delays and Cases Surges, Contact Tracing is Stymied in Some States - National Public Radio
OPINION: We Need An Independent Public Health Agency - TheHill
Dr. Anthony Fauci: I Have Not Been Misleading the American Public - Washington Times
Florida Covid-19 Cases in Children: Hospitalizations Among Kids Jump 23% - CNN
Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say - New York Times
Masks Can Mitigate Risk of COVID-19 'Super Spreaders' in Rooms - United Press International
OPINION: Mask Mandates Won’t Work - Unless They Are Enforced - The Washington Post
See-Through Face Masks in High Demand as Pandemic Surges - National Public Radio
Kodak Shifts Into Drug Production With Help of a $765 Million U.S. Loan - Wall Street Journal
Hand Sanitizer Warning: FDA Issues Alert of Sanitizers With Methanol - USA Today
Focus on Education
COVID-19 Unmasks NEA Smoke Screen - Washington Times
A Small Georgia City Plans to Put Students in Classrooms This Week - New York Times
With School Reopenings in Limbo, Online Learning Steps Up - National Public Radio
Bill Gates: Benefits Almost Always Outweigh the Costs for Younger Students to Return to Schools - TheHill
For HBCUs, the Coronavirus Pandemic Hits Especially Close to Home - POLITICO
Focus on State and Local Government
Trump Back to Criticizing Governors for Re-Opening Too Slowly - Bloomberg
After Reopening, Coronavirus-Hit States Chart Their Own Paths to Close Up Again - Wall Street Journal
California's Hard-Hit Central Valley to Get Federal Health Workers, More State Help - National Public Radio
In California Breadbasket, Hospitals Overwhelmed as COVID-19 Infections Soar - Reuters
Can This California Prison Save Itself From COVID-19? - BBC
DeSantis' Earlier Bravado Fuels Florida's Pandemic Crisis - CNN
Walmart Bans Minnesota Couple Seen in Video Wearing Nazi Swastikas on Their Face Coverings - CNN
Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti, Atilis Gym Owners Who Defied Governor, Arrested on Contempt Charges - Washington Times
New Jersey Cops Spent Nearly 5 Hours Clearing Party of 700 at Airbnb - USA Today
Oregon Officer in Isolation After Suspect With Coronavirus Allegedly Spit and Coughed on Them - TheHill
In Texas, More People Are Losing Their Health Insurance as COVID Cases Climb - Kaiser Health News
Focus on Vaccine
Fauci Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could End the Pandemic With 'Veil of Immunity’ - Newsweek
Trump Wears Mask, Voices Hope on Coronavirus Vaccine in North Carolina - Reuters
Moderna, Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccines Begin Final-Stage Testing - Wall Street Journal
30,000 Americans Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in Major Test - POLITICO
Pfizer Begins Late-Stage Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate - United Press International
Pfizer Beats Forecasts as Vaccine Trial Enters Final Stage - Wall Street Journal
Russia Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Possible by Start of 2021, Science Chief Says - Newsweek
States Include Catch-up Routine Immunization Strategies in Back-to-School Planning – The National Academy for State Health Policy
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Fed Wrestles With Its Next Moves as Virus Stalls US Economy - Associated Press
America’s Two Coronavirus Realties - Axios
Here Are the Differences Between the House and Senate Coronavirus Relief Bills - New York Times
Republicans, Democrats Face Tough Talks on Coronavirus Relief as Deadline Looms - Reuters
GOP Releases Coronavirus Relief Proposal After Delay - Wall Street Journal
GOP Coronavirus Relief Package Gets Warm Welcome From Business Groups - TheHill
White House, Democrats Far Apart as They Renew Talks on Coronavirus Relief Package - Washington Times
GOP's Relief Package Hits Wall in Talks With Schumer, Pelosi - TheHill
Senate GOP Releases Covid Proposal Amid Internal Divisions - POLITICO
Senate GOP Proposing Second Round Of $1,200 Stimulus Checks - TheHill
Republicans Will Propose Cutting $600 Unemployment Checks to $200 - Forbes
Steven Mnuchin, Mark Meadows Negotiate With Nancy Pelosi in Coronavirus Relief - Washington Times
Democrats Balk at New Republican Proposal for Pandemic Relief Bill - National Public Radio
GOP proposes Unemployment Benefit Reduction, Stimulus Checks in Virus Relief Bill - US News & World Report
As Republicans Embrace Cut in Jobless Aid, Divisions Weaken Their Leverage - New York Times
How the Senate GOP Bill Would Affect Jobless Benefits - CNN
Senate's COVID-19 Package Tees Up Fight Over Medicaid Funding, Hospital Bailout - POLITICO
McConnell’s Warning of Lawsuit ‘Epidemic’ Undercut by Lack of Litigation - POLITICO
Delta CEO: Airline's Pandemic Strategy is 'Putting People Over Profits’ - National Public Radio
Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - Wall Street Journal
Amazon Sells Unsubstantiated 'Antiviral' Supplements Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - National Public Radio
Gold Price Hits a Record High as Pandemic Drives Uncertain Outlook for Economy - National Public Radio
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Coronavirus 'Most Severe Health Emergency' WHO Has Faced - BBC
Battered But Still Standing: How the NHS Coped With COVID-19 - The Economist
China Records 68 New Coronavirus Cases Monday, Highest Since March - US News & World Report
Swedish Approach: Virus Cases Trend Downward - Associated Press
Pandemic Saps Trust in Many World Leaders, But Not Angela Merkel - Axios
Wish You Were Here - Why Governments Are Paying People to Go on Holiday - The Economist
Pilgrims and the Pandemic - Saudi Arabia Has Put Strict Limits on This Year’s Haj - The Economist
With Schools Shut Due to Coronavirus, Malawi's Girls Face Tough Choices - National Public Radio
British PM Boris Johnson Says COVID-19 Struggle Was Worsened by Obesity - United Press International
Tenor Bocelli, Who Had COVID, Says Lockdown Humiliated Him - Associated Press
Volunteers Came to the Rescue as Virus Raged in Kyrgyzstan - 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
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