COVID-19 Daily Update - December 27, 2020

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COVID-19 Daily Update - December 27, 2020

December 27, 2020

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

December 27, 2020

Vol. 3, No. 9

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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:

	12.24.20	12.25.20	12.26.20	12.27.20	12.28.20	12.29.20	12.30.20
Total COVID-19 Cases	480,319	486,935	493,041	494,337
Daily Increase in New Positive Cases	+7,046 (+1.5%)	+6,616 (+1.4%)	+6,106 (+1.2%)	+1,296 (+0.3%)

7-Day Average of Positive Cases is 5,818 (as compared to the previous 7-day average of 6,400)

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	12/23	+44,054

Number of Deaths:

	12.24.20	12.25.20	12.26.20	12.27.20	12.28.20	12.29.20	12.30.20
Total Number of Deaths	8,294	8,409	8,424	8,427
Daily Number of Deaths	+115	+115	+15	+3

Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt):

	12.23.20	12.24.20	12.25.20	12.26.20	12.27.20	12.28.20	12.29.20
Daily Rt - Arizona	1.06	1.03	1.03	1.02

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:

	12.24.20	12.25.20	12.26.20	12.27.20	12.28.20	12.29.20	12.30.20
Total Diagnostic Tests (Daily Increase)	2,720,517 (+22,502)	2,740,972 (+20,458)	2,763,736 (+22,756)	2,775,486 (+11,752)
Total Serology Tests (Daily Increase)	386,490 (+876)	387,374 (+884)	388,363 (+989)	388,745 (+382)
Total Number of Tests (Daily Increase)	3,107,007 (+23,378)	3,128,346 (+21,342)	3,152,099 (+23,745)	3,164,231 (+12,134)

EPI Positivity Rates:

	12.24.20	12.25.20	12.26.20	12.27.20	12.28.20	12.29.20	12.30.20
State of Arizona	20.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Apache County	21.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cochise County	23.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coconino County	11.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gila County	28.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Graham County	36.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greenlee County	0.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Paz County	15.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maricopa County	20.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mohave County	25.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navajo County	23.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pima County	21.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pinal County	22.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Santa Cruz County	21.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yavapai County	24.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yuma County	37.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hospital Assets In-Use:

	12.24.20	12.25.20	12.26.20	12.27.20	12.28.20	12.29.20	12.30.20
Acute Care Beds	92%	91%	89%	89%
ICU Beds	93%	93%	91%	90%
Ventilator	53%	54%	52%	54%

Transmission Categories By Arizona County: UPDATED WEEKLY

	Business Reopening Status 12.24.20	School Delivery Model 12.24.20
Apache County	Substantial	Virtual
Cochise County	Substantial	Virtual
Coconino County	Substantial**	Virtual**
Gila County	Substantial**	Virtual**
Graham County	Substantial	Virtual
Greenlee County	Substantial	Virtual
La Paz County	Substantial**	Virtual**
Maricopa County	Substantial**	Virtual**
Mohave County	Substantial**	Virtual**
Navajo County	Substantial	Virtual
Pima County	Substantial	Virtual
Pinal County	Substantial**	Virtual**
Santa Cruz County	Substantial	Virtual
Yavapai County	Substantial	Virtual
Yuma County	Substantial**	Virtual**