COVID-19 Daily Update - July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
July 22, 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:
150,609 - as compared to 148,683 (7/21)
Tracking of the Daily Increase in New Positive Arizona COVID-19 Cases:
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%)
7/12 - 2,537 (+2.1%)
7/11 - 3,038 (+2.6%)
7/10 - 4,221 (+3.7%)
7/9 - 4,057 (3.7%)
7/8 - 3,520
7/7 - 3,653
7/6 - 3,352
7/5 - 3,536
7/4 - 2,695
7/3 - 4,433
7/2 - 3,333
7/1 - 4,878
Number of Deaths:
2,974 (+56) - as compared to 2,918 (7/21)
Number of Tests:
1,027,125 - as compared to 1,019,120 (7/21)
Hospital Assets In-Use:
Acute Care Beds: 84%, up from yesterday’s 83%
ICU Beds: 86%, up from yesterday’s 85%
Ventilators: 50%, up from yesterday’s 49%
Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code
Governor and Government Agency News Releases
Governor Ducey Provides Recommendations on Congressional COVID-19 Relief Package - Office of the Governor NEW
Governor Ducey Announces $975,000 From AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund to Support Homeless Arizonans - Office of the Governor NEW
Arizonans Encouraged to Take Advantage of Free COVID-19 Surge Testing Opportunities in the Phoenix Area - Arizona Department of Health Services NEW
Municipal Government Face Coverings Declarations - League of Arizona Cities and Towns ONGOING
Political Potpourri UPDATED DAILY
Women, Parents of Young Kids Have More Mental Distress in COVID-19 Lockdown - United Press International
Bingeing on Doom: Expert on the ‘Black Death’ Attracts Cult Following - Kaiser Health News
Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread - Kaiser Health News
Sports Have Been on Pause. It’s Time for a Reboot - New York Times
Some Fitness Instructors Say They Don’t Feel Safe at Work. How Should Gym Members React? - The Washington Post
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
Here's Why Some Arizonans Are Waiting 12 Days for COVID-19 Results - The Arizona Republic
'I Need to Work and Pay Rent': Workers Are Seeking Surge Test Sites for Faster Results - The Arizona Republic
Gaggle Podcast: COVID-19 is Ravaging Immigrant Detention Centers in Arizona - The Arizona Republic
Arizona Effort Aims to Help Families Facing 'Astronomical' Stress - KJZZ
Vaccine Makers Deny Political Pressure in Race for Safe, Effective Shot - Arizona Mirror
Researchers Investigating Possible Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19 - The Arizona Republic
Focus on Governor and Agency Enforcement
Ducey Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out Bar Owners' Challenge to His Power - Arizona Daily Star
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
What Kyrsten Sinema, Martha McSally Want Included in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package - The Arizona Republic
AZ Homeless Services Receive Coronavirus Relief Funding - KJZZ
Maricopa County Offers COVID-19 Grants to Small Businesses, Nonprofits - KJZZ
The City of Phoenix Has $15 Million in Free Money for Businesses and Can't Give it Away - The Arizona Republic
Coronavirus Takes Down 2020 Tucson Comic-Con - Arizona Daily Star
Focus on Education
Arizona Schools Chief in Message to Ducey: COVID-19 Data Should Drive the State's Decision to Reopen Schools - The Arizona Republic
COMMENTARY: Arizona Students Must Be Given In-Person School Option This Fall - The Arizona Republic
TUSD Hosts Virtual Town Halls to Answer Questions About School Reopenings - Arizona Daily Star
Parents, Students Weigh in on the AZ School Reopening Debate - KJZZ
Maricopa County Health Officials Issue Guidance on Masks in Schools - KJZZ
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Focus on Public Health
U.S. Sees 6th Straight Day With 60,000 New COVID-19 Cases - United Press International
Country Returns to 1,000 Deaths in a Day and Officials Warn Pandemic Will Only Get Worse - CNN
U.S. Reports Over 1,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths for the First Time Since May - Axios
CDC: U.S. COVID-19 Case Count 6 to 24 Times Higher Than Reported - United Press International
US Coronavirus Infections Likely 10 Times Higher Than Reported - TheHill
Coronavirus Infections Much Higher Than Reported Cases in Parts of U.S., Study Shows - New York Times
Trump Says Virus in US Will Get Worse Before it Gets Better - Associated Press
Trump Acknowledges Virus Will Likely “Get Worse Before it Gets Better” - Axios
Trump Admits Coronavirus Crisis 'May Get Worse Before it Gets Better' - Washington Times
Trump Urges Mask Use, Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Will Get Worse - National Public Radio
Trump Says Coronavirus Will 'Get Worse Before it Gets Better’ - TheHill
Pandemic Likely to ‘Get Worse Before it Gets Better,’ Trump Says in Somber Return to Coronavirus Briefing - The Washington Post
Fauci says He Wasn’t Invited to Trump’s Coronavirus Press Briefing - Axios
Fauci Says Turning Around U.S. COVID-19 Outbreaks is 'Not Rocket Science’ - Newsweek
5 Takeaways From Trump’s Return to the Coronavirus Briefing Stage - The Washington Post
Coronavirus Infections Far Higher Than Confirmed But Most Americans Still Not Exposed - National Public Radio
Building Trust Key to Closing Gap in Healthcare for Seniors of Color, Experts Say - United Press International
Virus Hits Frontline Workers in Taxed Public Health System - Associated Press
How an At-Home Test for COVID-19 Could Help Control the Pandemic - National Public Radio
COVID-19 Spiked Where Restaurants, Bars and Gyms Reopened Earliest - Newsweek
Silent Spread of Virus Keeps Scientists Grasping for Clues - Associated Press
Essential and in Danger: Coronavirus Sickens, Even Kills Public Health Workers - Kaiser Health News
White House Says Trump Gets Tested ‘Multiple Times a Day’ for Coronavirus - POLITICO
Focus on Education
Schools Reopening Amid Coronavirus: What the U.S. Can Learn - Time
Los Angeles School Superintendent on Reopening Remotely - Axios
School Reopening ‘Strings’ Bedevil Stimulus Talks - POLITICO
Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students - The Atlantic
A Coronavirus Surge is Changing Colleges' Fall Reopening Plans - National Public Radio
Focus on State and Local Governments
California Surpasses New York as State With Most Coronavirus Cases in U.S. - US News & World Report
Huntington Beach is a Symbol of Mask Resistance - Los Angeles Times
Brian Kemp, Georgia Gov.: Hospitals Will Shut Down if Localities Flout COVID-19 Orders - Washington Times
Two Georgia Judges Recuse Themselves From Challenge to Atlanta Mask Mandate - United Press International
Convent Outside Detroit Lost 13 Nuns to COVID-19 With 12 Dying in One Month - CNN
N.Y., N.J., Connecticut Now Say Travelers From 31 Hot Spot States Must Quarantine - National Public Radio
U.S. Northeast, Pummeled in the Spring, Now Stands Out in Virus Control - New York Times
Bill de Blasio Coronavirus Hospital Treated 79 Patients, Costs $52 Million - Washington Times
Texas Covid-19 Hot Spot is Facing a 'Tsunami' of Patients, Overwhelming Hospitals - CNN
Focus on Vaccine
Some Vaccine Makers Say They Plan to Profit From Coronavirus Vaccine - New York Times
U.S. Gov't, Pfizer, BioNTech Reach Deal to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine - United Press International
U.S. to Pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 Billion for Millions of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses - Reuters
U.S. Charges Chinese Hackers for Targeting COVID-19 Research - Axios
5 Key Takeaways From Tuesday's Big Coronavirus Vaccine Hearing - POLITICO
Why Scientists Are Turning to Another Virus to Stop COVID-19 - TheHill
Focus on Economy and Unemployment
U.S. Virus Surge in June Preceded by May Surge in Yelp Entries for Bars, Restaurants - Reuters
The Pandemic Isn’t Bringing Back Factory Jobs, at Least Not Yet - New York Times
Progressives Ramp Up Pressure on $600 Unemployment Benefits - TheHill
It 'Looks Very Scary for Renters' as Federal Eviction Relief Expiration Nears - National Public Radio
The Second Wave of Essential Workers - Axios
COVID-19 Stimulus: McConnell Supports Second Round of Direct Payments - United Press International
White House, Senate Republicans Far Apart on Stimulus Talks - Axios
Congress and White House At Odds Over Pandemic Aid Bill - National Public Radio
Farmers Call on Congress Pass COVID-19 Relief - United Press International
Republicans Battle Over COVID-19 Package's Big Price Tag - TheHill
White House, GOP in Disarray Over Coronavirus Spending Plan as Deadline Nears on Expiring Emergency Aid - The Washington Post
Democrats Poke GOP Over Coronavirus Relief: Where's Your Bill? - TheHill
Coronavirus Talks Fracture GOP Unity - TheHill
International News Stories UPDATED DAILY
No Easy Approval of EU Stimulus Deal, Says Parliament Head - Reuters
Aid From Top Donors Drops Even as Need Soars - Associated Press
Australian State Reports 1-Day Record 484 Cases - Associated Press
How Tiny Uruguay, Wedged Between Brazil and Argentina, Has Avoided the Worst of the Coronavirus - The Washington Post
China Uses W.H.O. Inquiry to Tout Coronavirus Response - New York Times
Mike Pompeo Says Britons Died From COVID-19 Because WHO 'Bought' by China - Newsweek
Brazil's Bolsonaro Tests Positive for the Novel Coronavirus Again - Reuters
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
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