COVID-19 Daily Update - December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
December 21, 2020
Vol. 3, No. 3
______________________________________________
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:
|
|
12.18.20 |
12.19.20 |
12.20.20 |
12.21.20 |
12.22.20 |
12.23.20 |
12.24.20 |
|
Total COVID-19 Cases |
442,671 |
448,231 |
453,597 |
461,345 |
|||
|
Daily Increase in New Positive Cases |
+7,635 (+1.7%) |
+5,560 (+1.8%) |
+5,366 (1.2%) |
+7,748 (+1.7%) |
7-Day Average of Positive Cases is 5,871 (as compared to the previous 7-day average of 6,451)
By comparison, the cumulative weekly increases in positive cases: UPDATED WEEKLY
|
Week |
Cases |
|
Week |
Cases |
|
Week |
Cases |
|
7/29 |
+17,664 |
|
10/14 |
+5,097 |
|
|
|
|
8/5 |
+13,930 |
|
10/21 |
+6,277 |
|
|
|
|
8/12 |
+7,240 |
|
10/28 |
+7,253 |
|
|
|
|
8/19 |
+6,114 |
|
11/4 |
+9,468 |
|
|
|
|
8/26 |
+3,902 |
|
11/11 |
+14,530 |
|
|
|
|
9/2 |
+3,402 |
|
11/18 |
+17,939 |
|
|
|
|
9/9 |
+3,680 |
|
11/25 |
+27,748 |
|
|
|
|
9/16 |
+2,366 |
|
12/2 |
+30,129 |
|
|
|
|
9/23 |
+6,377 |
|
12/9 |
+41,622 |
|
|
|
|
9/30 |
+3,223 |
|
12/16 |
+46,618 |
|
|
|
|
10/7 |
+4,031 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Deaths:
|
|
12.18.20 |
12.19.20 |
12.20.20 |
12.21.20 |
12.22.20 |
12.23.20 |
12.24.20 |
|
Total Number of Deaths |
7,819 |
7,937 |
7,971 |
7,972 |
|||
|
Daily Number of Deaths |
+142 |
+118 |
+34 |
+1 |
Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt):
|
|
12.17.20 |
12.18.20 |
12.19.20 |
12.20.20 |
12.21.20 |
12.22.20 |
12.23.20 |
|
Daily Rt - Arizona |
1.11 |
1.09 |
1.07 |
1.04 |
Note: Rt is the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If it is above 1.0, COVID-19 will spread quickly. If it is below 1.0, infections will slow. Reporting dates for Rt is a day behind the date of this report.
Testing Data:
|
|
12.18.20 |
12.19.20 |
12.20.20 |
12.21.20 |
12.22.20 |
12.23.20 |
12.24.20 |
|
Total Diagnostic Tests (Daily Increase) |
2,605,792 (+22,400) |
2,626,177 (+20,382) |
2,648,988 (+22,818) |
2,666,030 (+17,033) |
|||
|
Total Serology Tests (Daily Increase) |
381,780 (+738) |
382,700 (+920) |
383,896 (+1,196) |
384,633 (+737) |
|||
|
Total Number of Tests (Daily Increase) |
2,987,572 (+23,138) |
3,008,877 (+21,302) |
3,032,884 (+24,014) |
3,050,663 (+17,770) |
EPI Positivity Rates:
|
|
12.18.20 |
12.19.20 |
12.20.20 |
12.21.20 |
12.22.20 |
12.23.20 |
12.24.20 |
|
State of Arizona |
13.3% |
18.7% |
N/A |
20.1% |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apache County |
20.7% |
12.3% |
N/A |
21.3% |
|||
|
Cochise County |
17.5% |
22.4% |
N/A |
15.6% |
|||
|
Coconino County |
11.4% |
17.6% |
N/A |
13.5% |
|||
|
Gila County |
5.0% |
17.3% |
N/A |
13.9% |
|||
|
Graham County |
16.7% |
30.8% |
N/A |
41.0% |
|||
|
Greenlee County |
22.2% |
20.0% |
N/A |
0.0% |
|||
|
La Paz County |
9.6% |
10.0% |
N/A |
13.3% |
|||
|
Maricopa County |
11.1% |
17.1% |
N/A |
20.2% |
|||
|
Mohave County |
26.4% |
27.6% |
N/A |
27.7% |
|||
|
Navajo County |
16.7% |
28.5% |
N/A |
22.2% |
|||
|
Pima County |
18.4% |
19.5% |
N/A |
19.7% |
|||
|
Pinal County |
11.9% |
19.8% |
N/A |
22.9% |
|||
|
Santa Cruz County |
23.2% |
28.7% |
N/A |
25.0% |
|||
|
Yavapai County |
19.2% |
24.0% |
N/A |
13.9% |
|||
|
Yuma County |
19.6% |
28.1% |
N/A |
25.0% |
Hospital Assets In-Use:
|
|
12.18.20 |
12.19.20 |
12.20.20 |
12.21.20 |
12.22.20 |
12.23.20 |
12.24.20 |
|
Acute Care Beds |
93% |
92% |
92% |
92% |
|||
|
ICU Beds |
93% |
92% |
91% |
92% |
|||
|
Ventilator |
51% |
52% |
50% |
51% |
Transmission Categories By Arizona County: UPDATED WEEKLY
|
|
Business Reopening Status 12.17.20 |
School Delivery Model 12.17.20 |
|
Apache County |
Substantial |
Virtual |
|
Cochise County |
Substantial** |
Virtual** |
|
Coconino County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
|
Gila County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
|
Graham County |
Substantial** |
Virtual** |
|
Greenlee County |
Substantial** |
Virtual** |
|
La Paz County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
|
Maricopa County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
|
Mohave County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
|
Navajo County |
Substantial |
Virtual |
|
Pima County |
Substantial** |
Virtual** |
|
Pinal County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
|
Santa Cruz County |
Substantial** |
Virtual** |
|
Yavapai County |
Substantial |
Virtual |
|
Yuma County |
Moderate |
Hybrid |
* Decreased transmission rate from previous week
** Increased transmission rate from previous week
Substantial Transmission - >100 cases per 100K, >10% positivity, >10% COVID-like illness
Moderate Transmission - 10-100 cases per 100K, 5-10% positivity, 5-10% COVID-like illness
Minimal Transmission - <10 cases per 100K, <5% positivity, <5% COVID-like illness
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
Something Else You Need to Know Today
Public Health (AZ): Arizona Reports 7,748 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Additional Death - KTAR News
Public Health (AZ): Former Arizona Health Director Urges Residents to Stay Vigilant - KJZZ
Public Health (AZ): 15 Ways COVID-19 Made Its Mark on Arizona in 2020 - The Arizona Republic
Economy (AZ): As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Arizona Scraps Its Own Business Closure Benchmarks - KJZZ
K-12 Education (AZ): Arizona Public, Charter Schools to Face Budget Deficit - KJZZ
Government (AZ): Some Pima County Employees Told to Stay Home for Three Weeks to Stop COVID-19 Spike - Arizona Daily Star
Stimulus Relief: Senate Majority Leader Announces Approximately $900 Billion Deal on Emergency Relief Package - The Washington Post
Vaccine: Frontline Workers and People Over 74 Should Get Shots Next, C.D.C. Panel Says - New York Times
Vaccine: The Campaign Against the Vaccines Is Already Under Way - The Atlantic
Vaccine: Who Will Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Next? U.S. Experts Have Cast Their Votes - Newsweek
Public Health: COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Are a Public Health Threat - Time
Public Health: Are New Coronavirus Strains Cause for Concern? - Associated Press
COVID-19 Resources
We have condensed our resources section! Click the links below to access all of the information previously included in past editions of the daily update. We will keep these resource pages updated and will provide the appropriate notification when new information is added.
Gubernatorial Executive Orders Issued to Date
Arizona Department of Health Service Guidance