COVID-19 Daily Update - December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

 December 31, 2020

Vol. 3, No. 13

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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:

7-Day Average of Positive Cases is 5,698 (as compared to the previous 7-day average of 5,602)

By comparison, the cumulative weekly increases in positive cases:  UPDATED TODAY

Number of Deaths:

Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt):

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:

EPI Positivity Rates: 

Hospital Assets In-Use:

Transmission Categories By Arizona County:  UPDATED TODAY

*  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

Governor Ducey Issues Executive Order to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Arizona - Office of the Governor  NEW

Governor Ducey Extends Driver License Expiration Dates - Office of the Governor  NEW

Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns  ONGOING

Something Else You Need to Know Today  

Public Health (AZ): December is Arizona’s Worst Month for COVID So Far - Arizona Mirror

Vaccines (AZ): Arizona Revamps COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution System to Speed Up Inoculations - Arizona Daily Star

Public Health (AZ): Banner Health Pausing Elective Surgeries as COVID-19 Cases Surge in Arizona - The Arizona Republic 

Government (AZ): Gov. Ducey Again Extends Driver's License Expiration Dates By a Year - The Arizona Republic

Public Health (AZ): Arizona Again a COVID-19 Hotspot in Western U.S. - KJZZ

Higher Education (AZ): ASU, NAU, UArizona to Receive $115 Million to Support COVID Response - KTAR News

Public Health: A New Forecasts Projects More Than 80,000 Americans Could Die in Next 3 Weeks - CNN

Public Health: The Pandemic Surges in the West, South, and Northeast - The Atlantic

Public Health: CDC Says New Coronavirus Variant Has Likely Been Transmitting Person-to-Person in the US - TheHill

Vaccines: Here’s Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than Expected - New York Times

Vaccines: How the Novavax Vaccine Works - New York Times

Federal Stimulus: McConnell and GOP Reject House's $2,000 Stimulus Checks - POLITICO

COVID-19 Resources

Gubernatorial Executive Orders Issued to Date

Ensuring Efficient Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine - December 30, 2020  NEW

Driver License Renewals for Vulnerable Arizonans During COVID-19 - December 30, 2020  NEW

Arizona Department of Health Service Guidance

Arizona Department of Education Guidance

General COVID-19 Issues 

County Government Resources