COVID-19 Daily Update - March 18, 2021

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March 18, 2021

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

 March 18, 2021

Vol. 3, No. 83

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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.

 

 

Patient Portal Vaccine Registration Site 

 Arizona Department of Health Services

 

Arizona Numbers  UPDATED DAILY

Number of Cases:

 

 

3.12.21

3.13.21

3.14.21

3.15.21

3.16.21

3.17.21

3.18.21

Total COVID-19 Cases

831,832

832,094

832,743

833,381

833,878

834,323

834,607

Daily Increase in New Positive Cases 

+1,367 (+0.2%)

+262     (+<0.1%)

+649       (+<0.1%)

+638       (+<0.1%)

+497       (+<0.1%)

+445       (+<0.1%)

+284       (+<0.1%)

 

7-Day Average of Positive Cases is 284 (as compared to the previous 7-day average of 813)

 

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

 Week

 Cases

 

 Week

 Cases

 

 Week

 Cases

 2/3

+30,818

 

 

 2/10

+21,866 

 

 

 2/17

+11,810

 

 

 2/24

+10,913

 

 

 3/3

+7,986 

 

 

 3/10

+8,676

 

 

 

 3/17

+5,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Vaccinations:  UPDATED DAILY 

 

 

Total Number of  COVID-19 Doses Administered

Total Number of People Who Have Received At Least One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine     in Arizona

Number of People Who Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 

Total Number of  Doses Ordered

3.12.21

2,351,851

1,492,003

870,899

2,287,600

3.13.21

2,395,750

1,513,613

870,973

2,287,600

3.14.21

2,497,968

1,577,259

957,617

2,287,600

3.15.21

2,546,985

1,600,942

988,326

2,501,430

3.16.21

2,590,447

1,628,587

1,007,600

2,501,430

3.17.21

2,646,874

1,663,876

1,033,008

2,501,430

3.18.21

2,691,126

1,692,112

1,051,665

2,501,430

 

Number of Deaths:

 

 

3.12.21

3.13.21

3.14.21

3.15.21

3.16.21

3.17.21

3.18.21

Total Number of Deaths

16,519

16,546

16,553

16,553

16,574

16,586

16,645

Daily Number of Deaths

+55

+27

+7

+0

+21

+12

+59

 

Testing Data:

 

 

3.12.21

3.13.21

3.14.21

3.15.21

3.16.21

3.17.21

3.18.21

Total Diagnostic Tests (Daily Increase)

3,908,815 (+22,541)

3,916,293 (+7,475)

3,923,616 (+7,325)

3,930,176 (+6,542)

3,934,434 (+4,272)

3,943,221 (+8,791)

3,951,475 (+8,258)

Total Serology Tests (Daily Increase)

446,829 (+583)

447,500 (+671)

448,166 (+666)

448,884 (+718)

449,089 (+205)

449,264 (+175)

450,207 (+943)

Total Number of Tests (Daily Increase)

4,355,644 (+23,124)

4,363,793 (+8,146)

4,371,782 (+7,991)

4,379,060 (+7,260)

4,383,523 (+4,477)

4,392,485 (+8,966)

4,401,682 (+9,201)

 

EPI Positivity Rates: 

 

 

3.12.21

3.13.21

3.14.21

3.15.21

3.16.21

3.17.21

3.18.21

State of Arizona

4.3%

4.3%

N/A

5.1%

5.8%

5.7%

4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apache County

4.6%

<1.0%

N/A

13.3%

<1.0%

5.0%

4.0%

Cochise County

1.5%

5.8%

N/A

11.9%

3.2%

7.4%

6.3%

Coconino County

3.9%

3.0%

N/A

5.2%

9.1%

2.9%

11.2%

Gila County

5.6%

12.8%

N/A

4.3%

<1.0%

4.2%

5.2%

Graham County

6.7%

<1.0%

N/A

7.1%

0.0%

<1.0%

<1.0%

Greenlee County

0.0%

0.0%

N/A

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

La Paz County

0.0%

0.0%

N/A

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

27.0%

Maricopa County

4.7%

4.4%

N/A

5.3%

6.3%

6.5%

5.4%

Mohave County

8.2%

6.1%

N/A

4.2%

15.4%

3.3%

4.8%

Navajo County

7.9%

2.4%

N/A

5.0%

4.2%

<1.0%

3.7%

Pima County

2.9%

5.4%

N/A

4.6%

3.6%

3.8%

3.9%

Pinal County

3.7%

4.8%

N/A

5.5%

5.3%

4.5%

4.8%

Santa Cruz County

8.3%

<1.0%

N/A

14.3%

<1.0%

10.5%

1.9%

Yavapai County

3.6%

3.3%

N/A

1.7%

3.6%

8.5%

3.2%

Yuma County

2.0%

9.7%

N/A

11.1%

5.7%

5.6%

3.2%

 

Hospital Assets In-Use:

 

 

3.12.21

3.13.21

3.14.21

3.15.21

3.16.21

3.17.21

3.18.21

Acute Care Beds

88%

88%

88%

87%

87%

88%

89%

ICU Beds

87%

85%

84%

84%

83%

84%

86%

Ventilator

26%

25%

25%

26%

24%

24%

24%

 

 

Transmission Categories By Arizona County:  UPDATED TODAY

 

 

Business Reopening Status  3.18.21

Apache County

Moderate

Cochise County

Moderate

Coconino County

Substantial

Gila County

Substantial

Graham County

Substantial

Greenlee County

Substantial

La Paz County

Moderate

Maricopa County

Substantial

Mohave County

Substantial

Navajo County

Substantial

Pima County

Moderate

Pinal County

Substantial

Santa Cruz County

Moderate

Yavapai County

Moderate

Yuma County

Moderate

 

*  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

CDC Report Gives Arizona High Marks for COVID-19 Vaccination in Areas With High Social Vulnerability - Office of the Governor  NEW

CDC Report Gives Arizona High Marks for COVID-19 Vaccination in Areas With High Social Vulnerability - Arizona Department of Health Services  NEW

Appointments for All State COVID-19 Vaccination Sites to Be Available Each Friday - Arizona Department of Health Services  NEW

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

 



Something Else You Need to Know Today  

GOP AGs Slam Tax Cut Ban in Stimulus Law as ‘Unprecedented and Unconstitutional’ - Arizona Mirror

Arizona Bill Would Shield Businesses From COVID-19 Lawsuits - KTAR News

When Temperatures Rise, State Farm Stadium Will Convert to an Overnight Only Vaccine Site - The Arizona Republic 

Montana, Utah, Michigan Among States to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Access - US News & World Report 

Fed Sees Faster Economic Growth, With Only Modest Inflation - National Public Radio

Biden Administration is Considering Sending Some AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses to Canada and Mexico - CNN

Biden on Track to Pass 100 Million Vaccinations, With Time to Spare - POLITICO 

EU’s Drug Regulator Backs ’Safe and Effective’ AstraZeneca Vaccine - Reuters 



 

COVID-19 Resources

Gubernatorial Executive Orders Issued to Date 

Arizona Department of Health Service Guidance

Arizona Department of Education Guidance

General COVID-19 Issues 

County Government Resources