‘ARIZONA MUST NOW INCREASE MITIGATION EFFORTS AS IT DID IN THE SUMMER TO FLATTEN THE CURVE.’
This is the latest update from the White House report that @ABC has obtained.
But, let’s be clear: doctors, researchers, public health experts have already been saying this for weeks
The report states for Arizona, “...increase physical distancing through significant reduction in capacity in public and private indoor spaces...’
‘New hospital admissions in Arizona are increasing rapidly, especially in those over 70...’
On the national profile: ‘there is now aggressive, unrelenting, expanding broad community spread across the country, reaching most counties, without evidence of improvement but rather, further deterioration.’
There are recommendations up and down this report, now the question is.... what will Arizona leaders do?
I have been informed there will be a press conference tomorrow with the Governor and General McGuire.
Update: the presser will be held at 2pm with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.
Adding to this thread: along with the White House saying something must be done in Arizona.
Here are the new model projections by the Arizona modeling team.
It also says that between Oct. 10-16 there was an average of 73 patients with confirmed covid-19, and 192 patients suspected of Covid-19 as newly admitted each day to AZ hospitals.
It also says this may be 'an underestimate of the actual total number of COVID-related hospitalizations. Underreporting may lead to a lower allocation of critical supplies.'
UNACCOUNTED DEATHS: in Arizona’s largest county @Garrett_Archer finding there are 600 unaccounted deaths in July.
New preliminary state data in Maricopa County:
⚫️ July 2019: 2,656
🔴 July 2020: 4,540
I asked about the unaccounted deaths: ⬇️
For those asking about COVID-19 deaths and how they are counted.
Maricopa Co. health says that counting deaths around a certain timeframe is a standard practice in public health. "We follow state and federal standards to ensure that all state and local health departments are..