COVID-19 Daily Update - April 24, 2020

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April 24, 2020

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

 ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

 APRIL 24, 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.

By the Numbers  UPDATED DAILY

Number of Cases: 6,045 - as compared to 5,769 (4/23)

Number of Deaths: 266 - as compared to 249 (4/23)

Number of Tests: 60,714 - as compared to 58,697 (4/23)

Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code


Governor's Office News Releases

Supporting Each Other “The Arizona Way” 4.23.20 NEW

Arizona Department of Health Services News Releases
Arizona to Receive an Additional $12 Million in Federal Funding to Support COVID-19 Response 4.23.20 NEW
Funding will be used to enhance statewide public health activities to reduce transmission.
Standing Order for COVID-19 Testing Locations 4.22.20 NEW
The Arizona Department of Health Services expanded the testing criteria for COVID-19 ßto anyone who thinks they have been exposed to and could be infected with COVID-19.  Previously, testing was limited to high-risk individuals and those with symptoms.  

Arizona Department of Economic Security News Releases
None

Arizona News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Under Pressure From All Sides as Stay-at-Home Order Nears Expiration - AzCentral

Maricopa County to Expand Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Up to 10 Times Current Capacity - AzCentral
Tucson Area Coronavirus Developments, April 23: Here’s What We Know - Arizona Daily Star
It Will Be ‘Weeks' Before Self-Employed Workers, Contractors and Others in Arizona Get Jobless Benefits, Officials Told - AzCentral
UA President Robert C. Robbins on Football's Fall Return: 'My Sense Is, Right Now, I Just Don't See That Happening’ - Arizona Daily Star
ASU Asked Ducey For Money to Make Critical Medical Equipment Amid Shortage. Ducey Said No - AzCentral


National News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

House Passes $484 Billion Relief Package After Weeks of Partisan Battles - Politico

‘Really Dumb’: Governors Assail McConnell Over Bankruptcy Comments - Politico

The $600 Unemployment Booster Shot, State by State – New York Times 
State, Local Health Departments Get $631 Million to Jump-Start Coronavirus Testing, Contact Tracing - The Washington Post
Financial Aid to Struggling States Is Next Big Congressional Battle - New York Times

As Protesters Swarm State Capitols, Much of the Coronavirus Backlash is Coming From Within - The Washington Post

A Growing National Backlog For Unemployment Benefits Threatens Millions of Jobless Americans - The Washington Post

First Version of Apple and Google’s Contact Tracing API Should be Available to Developers Next Week - TechCrunch


RESOURCES

Academic Journals

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

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

The “Good Samaritan Order” Protecting Frontline Healthcare Workers Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak - April 9, 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

Protection of Vulnerable Residents at Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs and DD Medical Group Homes from COVID-19 - 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

Ensuring Individuals Whose Employment is Affected by COVID-19 Have Access to Unemployment Insurance - March 20, 2020

Delaying Elective Surgeries to Conserve Personal Protective Equipment Necessary to Test and Treat Patients with COVID-19 - March 19, 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 Resources 

Apache County

Cochise County

Coconino County

Gila County

Graham County

Greenlee County

La Paz County

Maricopa County

Mohave County

Navajo County

Pima County

Pinal County

Santa Cruz County

Yavapai County

Yuma County

Prepared by the team at Goodman Schwartz Public Affairs