COVID-19 Daily Update - August 3, 2020
August 3, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
August 3, 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:
179,497 - as compared to 178,467 (8/2)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
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%)
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%)
Number of Deaths: 3,779 (+14) - as compared to 3,765 (8/2)
Number of Tests:
1,196,335 - as compared to 1,187,218 (8/2)
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 82% down from yesterday’s 83%
ICU Beds: 83%, down from yesterday’s 85%
Ventilators: 41%, down from yesterday’s 42%
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
Why the Pandemic Is So Bad in America - The Atlantic
Cancer's Stress Deepens With Pandemic's Tough Choices - National Public Radio
Long-Term Complications of COVID-19 Signals Billions in Healthcare Costs Ahead - Reuters
Pandemic Parody of `Goodnight Moon' to Be Released in Fall - Associated Press
Is Telemedicine Here to Stay? - New York Times
The Pandemic Hasn't Hampered the Health Care Industry - Axios
A Hospital Forgot to Bill Her Coronavirus Test. It Cost Her $1,980 - New York Times
The Pandemic is Eating Away at the Illicit Marijuana Market - POLITICO
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
AZ Continues Steady Drop in COVID-19 Hospitalizations; 1,030 New Cases, 14 More Known Deaths Reported - The Arizona Republic
Latino Leaders Urge Better Promotion of Free COVID-19 Tests in Phoenix - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Government and Agency Enforcement
Voting at Polls Will Look Different Because of COVID-19. Here's What to Expect - The Arizona Republic
Pima County Prepares for In-Person Voters Amid Pandemic - Arizona Daily Star
Tucson is Expanding Free, Public Wi-Fi to Areas Most Impacted by Pandemic - Arizona Daily Star
Raul Grijalva Blasts Unmasked Republicans After Getting Coronavirus - Washington Times
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
Navajo Nation Casinos Announce Layoffs - Fronteras
Focus on Education
OPINION: Will Dr. Deborah Birx’s Waffling on Reopening Schools Help Gov. Doug Ducey Grow a Spine? - The Arizona Republic
Arizona Kids Are Going Back to School This Week. It Won't Be the Same - The Arizona Republic
Arizona Charter Schools Got Nearly $100 Million in PPP Loans. Were They Paid 'Twice to Educate the Same Pupils’? - The Arizona Republic
Chandler Libraries Offering Service to Help Students Distance Learn - KJZZ
UA to Expand Digital Offerings With Purchase of Online University - Arizona Daily Star
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
US Reports Smallest Daily Coronavirus Cases Increase in Almost Four Weeks - TheHill
US Coronavirus Still Spreading Uncontrolled and One Doctor Says It's Time for Stricter Measures - CNN
Do Some People Have Protection Against the Coronavirus? - CNN
Deborah Birx: COVID-19 Cases 'Extraordinarily Widespread' - United Press International
Birx: U.S. Has Entered New Phase of Coronavirus Pandemic - Axios
Birx Warns U.S. Coronavirus Epidemic is in 'New Phase' as Cases and Deaths Climb - National Public Radio
Dr. James Todaro Launches Medicine Uncensored After Hydroxychloroquine Attacks - Washington Times
Top HHS Official: "We Need to Move on" From Hydroxychloroquine - Axios
Fauci Unfazed as Scientists Rely on Unproven Methods to Create COVID Vaccines - Kaiser Health News
Trump Administration Official Breaks With President: 'Hydroxychloroquine, I Can't Recommend That’ - Newsweek
Next Big COVID-19 Treatment May Be Manufactured Antibodies - Reuters
Eli Lilly Begins Stage-Three Trial for COVID-19 Antiviral Drug - United Press International
Relief, NeuroRx Say Emergency Treatment With RLF-100 Helps Critically Ill Covid Patients - Reuters
Rival Drugmakers Launch Joint Trial of Medicines for COVID-19 - Reuters
Focus on Education
Gallup: Far Fewer Parents Want Children Returning to School Full-Time - United Press International
Parents Struggle as Schools Reopen Amid Coronavirus Surge - Associated Press
Schools Aren't Going to Reopen This Fall - The Atlantic
COVID Tests and Quarantines: Colleges Brace for an Uncertain Fall - New York Times
260 Employees in Georgia School District Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 or Been Exposed - CNN
Focus on State and Local Government
9 States Set Single-Day Coronavirus Case Records Last Week - Axios
Suburbs Didn’t Want to Be Linked With Chicago Over Coronavirus Restrictions. Now Many Areas Are Showing Positivity Rates Higher Than the City - Chicago Tribune
Arrests Over Illicit Party Boat With 170 Guests Cruising Around N.Y.C. - New York Times
Pennsylvania Man Who Refused to Wear Mask Gets in Shootout With Police - TheHill
San Francisco Flattened the Curve Early. Now, Coronavirus Cases Are Surging - The Washington Post
Falling Revenue From COVID-19 Has Put State Budgets in Peril - National Public Radio
Here's What Alabama's Revenue and Budget Look Like During COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What California's Revenue and Budget Look Like During COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Louisiana's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Nebraska's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What North Dakota's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What South Carolina's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Texas' Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Utah's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Vermont's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Washington State's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Here's What Wyoming's Revenue and Budget Look Like Amid COVID-19 - National Public Radio
Focus on Vaccines
Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project - New York Times
What Seniors Can Expect as Their New Normal in a Post-Vaccine World - Kaiser Health News
U.S. Lacks Plan for Getting Vaccine to Communities of Color Devastated by Virus - POLITICO
We Should Consider Starting COVID-19 Vaccinations Now - Forbes
A Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Change the World Right Away - The Washington Post
If Oxford’s Covid-19 Vaccine Succeeds, Layers of Investors Could Profit - Wall Street Journal
Russia Sets Mass Vaccination for October After Shortened Trial - New York Times
Fauci Doubts Russia Has Proven Its Coronavirus Vaccine is Safe and Effective - Newsweek
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
COVID-19 on Brink of Ending 6 Decades of Driving Growth in U.S. - United Press International
Fed's Kashkari Suggests 4-6 Week Shutdown; Says U.S. Congress Can Spend Big on Coronavirus Relief - Reuters
WH Chief of Staff ‘Not Optimistic’ About Coronavirus Stimulus Deal ‘in the Very Near Term’ - Forbes
Congress Flails as Coronavirus Ravages the Nation and the Economy Stalls - The Washington Post
Trump Administration Examinine Options for Unilateral Action if No Coronavirus Deal is Reached With Congress - The Washington Post
Top CEOs Urge Congress to Help Small Businesses - Axios
Pelosi: Democrats Still at Odds With GOP, White House On Stimulus - United Press International
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Cautions Against Piling on 'Enormous' Debt in Achieving Stimulus Deal - Newsweek
Rubio Says Congress ‘Certainly Closer’ to PPP Extension Than Stimulus Deal - Forbes
Relief Package Deal Remains Elusive as Impasse Over Jobless Benefits Persists - New York Times
Some Workers Are Forced to Wait, Without Pay, for COVID-19 Test Results - Wall Street Journal
Consumers, Flush With Stimulus Money, Shun Credit-Card Debt - Wall Street Journal
Luxury Department Store Lord & Taylor Files for Bankruptcy - Wall Street Journal
Virtual School is Another Setback for Struggling Retail Industry - Axios
Southwest Says No More Medical Exceptions to Face Masks, Delta Steps Up Testing - Chicago Tribune
Defense Contractor With Billions in Sales Got Millions in Pandemic Loans Intended for Small Businesses - The Washington Posts
Focus on Sports
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson Tests Positive for COVID-19 - CNN
PAC-12 Football Players Threaten Coronavirus Opt-Out - Axios
Forced Sports Timeout Puts Squeeze on College Coffers, Scholarships and Towns - Kaiser Health News
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Australia Imposes Strict New Virus Measures in Victoria as Early Successes Unravel - CNN
Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-Minute Coronavirus Tests - Reuters
Singapore to Make Travellers Wear Electronic Tags to Enforce Quarantine - Reuters
Kosovo Prime Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus - TheHill
Tahiti Cruise Ship Hit With Coronavirus - Associated Press
Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Could Spread Along Coast - Associated Press
Spain's New Wave of Infections Hits the Young, Middle-Aged - Associated Press
France Orders Mask Usage Outdoors - TheHill
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