COVID-19 Daily Update - August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
August 10, 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:
187,523 - as compared to 186,923 (8/9)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
8/10 - 600 (+0.3%)
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%)
Number of Deaths: 4,154 (+4) - as compared to 4,150 (8/9)
Number of Tests:
1,267,470 - as compared to 1,260,660 (8/9)
Test Positivity Ratios: NEW FEATURE
Cases to PCR Tests | 10.6%, previous day 13.6%
Cases to All Tests | 8.8%, previous day 10.7%
ELR PCR Cases to ELR PCR Tests | 6.5%, previous day ~14%
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 80%, down from yesterday’s 81%
ICU Beds: 81%, down from yesterday’s 83%
Ventilators: 36%, down from yesterday’s 37%
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
A Taiwan Health Official Tried to Warn the World About the Novel Coronavirus. The U.S. Didn’t Listen - The Washington Post
How the Pandemic Is Making the Opioid Crisis Worse - Newsweek
Doctors, Community Groups Struggle to Tackle COVID-19 Racial Disparities - Wall Street Journal
Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection to Harvest Crops - Kaiser Health News
'A Homeless Pandemic' Looms as 30 Million Are At Risk of Eviction - National Public Radio
California Man Fighting Coronavirus Since April Finally Released From Hospital - Newsweek
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Arizona Reports Lower COVID-19 Numbers as Hospitalizations Continue 4 Weeks of Declines - The Arizona Republic
Phoenix Area Religious Communities Return to Worship as COVID-19 Data Stabilizes in Arizona - The Arizona Republic
What's it Like to Be an Arizona Health Care Worker During COVID-19? Valley 101 Digs in - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
Navajo ‘Water Warrior’ Drives Miles During Covid to Deliver to Those in Need - Arizona Daily Star
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Trump Issues Sweeping Executive Orders After Coronavirus Aid Talks Break Down - Arizona Mirror
Focus on K-12 Education
Focus on Higher Education
Hundreds Sign ASU Faculty Letter Against Plans to Start In-Person Classes Aug. 20 - The Arizona Republic
College Students Facing Tough Decisions This Fall - KJZZ
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
97,000 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus in Two Weeks - Axios
US Tops 5 Million Confirmed Virus Cases, to Europe's Alarm - US News & World Report
Ex-FDA Head: U.S. Death Toll Will "Definitely" See 200,000 to 300,000 Virus Deaths in 2020 - Axios
Stephen Hahn, F.D.A. Chief, is Caught Between Scientists and the President - New York Times
Trump Administration Steps in as Advocacy Groups Warn of COVID ‘Death Panels’ - POLITICO
Bill Gates: US Only Country to Have Coronavirus 'Testing Insanity' - TheHill
How to Do Smarter Coronavirus Testing - Axios
Pandemic Hampers Reopening of Joint Replacement Gold Mine - Kaiser Health News
Singers Can Be Coronavirus Superspreaders, Say Experts - National Public Radio
'Long Haulers' Describe What It's Like When COVID-19 Lasts for Months - National Public Radio
Blood Test May Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases - United Press International
Focus on Education
Children and the Virus: As Schools Reopen, Much Remains Unknown About the Risk to Kids and the Peril They Pose to Others - The Washington Post
Chaos Coast to Coast as a School Year Like No Other Launches - The Washington Post
The Cost of Kids Losing Gym Class - Axios
Schools mull outdoor classes amid virus, ventilation worries - Associated Press
Schools in Several States Begin In-Person, Remote Classes Monday - United Press International
Connecticut Governor: ‘I Do Not Want a Lost Year’ of Learning - POLITICO
Nine People Test Positive for Coronavirus At Georgia School Where Photos of Packed Hallways Went Viral - The Washington Post
Georgia High School That Saw 9 Positive COVID-19 Cases to Briefly Move to Online Learning - TheHill
Back-To-School Laptop Guide: Pandemic Survival Edition - The Washington Post
Orientation at Notre Dame Welcomes Students to a Strange New World - Wall Street Journal
In College Towns and Neighborhoods, Permanent Residents Brace for Students’ Return - The Washington Post
No Parties, No Trips: Colleges Set COVID-19 Tules for Fall - Associated Press
Focus on State and Local Governments
States on Hook for Billions Under Trump's Unemployment Plan - Associated Press
Trump’s Executive Orders Spark Confusion Among Businesses and State Officials as Democrats Assail Them as ‘Unworkable’ - The Washington Post
California Public Health Director Abruptly Resigns as State Manages Data Snafu - POLITICO
Pastor Rob McCoy Godspeak Calvary Chapel Defy Coronavirus Order With Indoor Church Service - Washington Times
California Church Holding Indoor Services Against COVID Mandates and Judge's Order - Newsweek
New York Reports New Low Positive Coronavirus Test Rate - Axios
New Guidelines for Gyms Go Into Effect In Washington State - Associated Press
Focus on Vaccines
China's Sinopharm Starts Phase III Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in Bahrain - Reuters
European Health Commissioner: Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready as Soon as This Year - POLITICO
German Official Urges Globally Available Vaccine - Associated Press
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
A National Lockdown Could Be the Economy's Best Hope, Says Minneapolis Fed President - National Public Radio
Poorest Americans Unlikely to Qualify for $400-A-Week Unemployment Checks: Report - Forbes
Unemployment Benefits: More Than Half of Americans Fear Job Losses - USA Today
Fed's Evans Says Another Coronavirus Aid Package 'Incredibly Important': Interview - Reuters
Mnuchin Sees Possible Virus Deal, But No Talks Set With Congress - Reuters
Trump’s Orders on Coronavirus Relief Create Confusion - New York Times
Mnuchin Says Trump Executive Orders Were Cleared by Justice Department - Axios
Mnuchin Defends Trump's Move on Executive Actions - TheHill
Kudlow: Trump Would Not Eliminate Social Security Through Payroll Tax Order - United Press International
White House Walks Back ‘Permanent’ Payroll Tax Cut Amid Social Security Concerns - Forbes
Criticism and Constitutional Issues Greet Trump’s Executive Orders - POLITICO
Democrats Deny Outreach to Trump Since Talks Collapsed - TheHill
Wall Street Journal: Trump Stretched Law With Executive Orders, Like Obama - TheHill
Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer Say Donald Trump Makes False Promises on Coronavirus Aid - Washington Times
Pelosi: "States Don't Have The Money" for Trump's Unemployment Order - Axios
Schumer, Pelosi Dismiss Trump's Executive Actions: 'Not Even Workable’ - Newsweek
Trump Adviser Says He's 'Always Worried' About COVID, Says 'No One Expected' What Happened in U.S. - Newsweek
What Happens to Viral Particles on the Subway - New York Times
Focus on Sports
The College Football Season is on the Brink - Axios
OPINION: Big Ten football is Doomed; it Was Only a Matter of Time - Detroit Free Press
MLB Postpones Cardinals-Pirates Series Because of Coronavirus - United Press International
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
WHO Decries 'Vast Global Gap' in Funds Needed to Fight Coronavirus - Reuters
Europeans Say COVID-19 Revealed America as 'Fragile,’ Inconsiderate - Newsweek
Greece Records Highest New Daily Coronavirus Cases - US News & World Report
Red Cross Trains Thousands of North Koreans to Help Cope With Coronavirus, Floods - Reuters
Brazil Registers 3,035,422 Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus, Total Deaths Rise to 101,049 - Reuters
Australia Borders to Stay Shut as COVID-19 Daily Deaths Reach Record - Reuters
Sonoran Officials: Youth Responsible for Most Coronavirus Spread - Fronteras
India Adds 1,000 Dead, 62,000 New Infections - Associated Press
Some Tourists Confused by New COVID-19 Mask Rules in Paris - Reuters
Australia Records Deadliest Day as Worldwide Cases Near 20M - United Press International
At Sunny Saint-Tropez, The Party Crowd Brings Champagne — and the Coronavirus - The Washington Post
‘I’d Rather Stay Home and Die’ - New York Times
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