The Arizona Department of Health Services reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Goodyear’s 85338 and 85395 ZIP codes was 2,703 as of Friday, Sept. 4, a 1.39% increase over last Friday. That represents an increase of 37 new cases over the week.
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The Arizona Department of Health Services reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Goodyear’s 85338 and 85395 ZIP codes was 2,703 as of Friday, Sept. 4, a 1.39% increase over last Friday. That represents an increase of 37 new cases over the week.
The agency said more than 90% of cases were mapped to the address of the patient’s residence:
Goodyear total
Cases as of Aug. 28: 2,666 Cases as of Aug. 29: 2,676 Cases as of Aug. 30: 2,685 Cases as of Aug. 31: 2,687 Cases as of Sept. 1: 2,691 Cases as of Sept. 2: 2,701 Cases as of Sept. 3: 2,703 Cases as of Sept. 4: 2,703
85338 ZIP code
Cases as of Aug. 28: 1,750 Cases as of Aug. 29: 1,744 Cases as of Aug. 30: 1,752 Cases as of Aug. 31: 1,749 Cases as of Sept. 1: 1,752 Cases as of Sept. 2: 1,760 Cases as of Sept. 3: 1,761 Cases as of Sept. 4: 1,764
85395 ZIP code
Cases as of Aug. 28: 916 Cases as of Aug. 29: 932 Cases as of Aug. 30: 933 Cases as of Aug. 31: 938 Cases as of Sept. 1: 939 Cases as of Sept. 2: 941 Cases as of Sept. 3: 942 Cases as of Sept. 4: 939
ADHS tracks the level of community transmission of COVID-19 as part of its three benchmarks for business and school reopenings, updating its benchmarks data dashboard on Thursdays.
The benchmarks — number of cases per 100,000 people, percent positivity of tests and percentage of people hospitalized with COVID-like illnesses — are divided into three categories: substantial, moderate and minimal.
Substantial transmission: more than 100 cases per 100,000 people, 10% or higher test positivity and more than 10% hospitalizations. Moderate transmission: 10 to 100 cases per 100,000 people, 5% to 10% test positivity and 5% to 10% hospitalizations. Minimal transmission: Fewer than 10 cases per 100,000 people, less than 5% test positivity and fewer than 5% hospitalizations.
Figures are about 12 days old to allow for lags in reporting, ADHS states on the website. All three benchmarks must be met for 14 days to move from a higher transmission phase to a lower one.
This week’s community transmission: Moderate
As of Sept. 3, the dashboard categorized Maricopa County’s community transmission as moderate, based on data collected Aug. 9 and 16: Cases per 100,000 people: 42 Aug. 16 / 60 Aug. 9 Test positivity: 5.2% Aug. 16 / 6.0% Aug. 9 COVID-like hospitalizations: 3.0% Aug. 16 / 3.8% Aug. 9
Different businesses have different benchmarks for reopening, as do schools.
Benchmarks for businesses
Per ADHS, if community transmission is substantial, bars and nightclubs, gyms and fitness center, water parks and tube operators must remain closed.
If transmission is moderate, bars and nightclubs providing dine-in services, movie theaters, water parks and tube operators can operate at 50% capacity. Gyms and fitness centers can operate at 25% capacity. Bars and nightclubs that do not serve food cannot reopen.
If transmission is minimal, all bars and nightclubs, movie theaters, water parks, tube operators, gyms and fitness centers can operate at 50% capacity if the percent positivity is below 3%.
Benchmarks for schools
There are two main components for reopening Arizona schools for in-person instruction: quality of the school’s mitigation plan, or how it will minimize the spread of COVID-19; and the degree of community transmission outlined above.
AZDHS recommended that county-specific public health benchmarks fall within the moderate or minimal spread category in all three benchmarks
for two weeks to provide hybrid learning (some students in physical buildings and some students distance learning), specifically:
• A two-week decline in the number of cases or two weeks with new case rates below 100 per 100,000 threshold
• Two weeks with less than 7% test positivity
• Two weeks with less than 10% COVID-like illness hospitalizations
Maricopa County overview
As of Friday, Sept. 4, the state reported the following in Maricopa County:
Countywide cases: 135,495; 386 new from the previous day Rate of cases per 100,000 people: 3,102.01 Deaths: 3,064; 34 new since the previous day Fatality rate per 100,000 people: 70.15 Number of tests conducted: 924,405; 5,611 new from the previous day Test positivity: 12.5%
To view the data dashboard and statewide information on cases by age, ethnicity and gender; hospital and ventilator usage and availability, and hospital-specific COVID-19 metrics, click here.
Kelly O’Sullivan can be reached at kosullivan@newszap.com or 760-963-1697.
Kelly O’Sullivan News Editor | Litchfield Park& Goodyear @AzNewsmedia
Kelly O’Sullivan is a longtime journalist who joined Independent Newsmedia in January 2020, after returning to the Valley from Twentynine Palms, California, where she worked for eight years as a communications specialist for the U.S. Marine Corps. When she’s not covering stories of interest to Litchfield Park, Goodyear and other Southwest Valley residents, she stays busy rediscovering Arizona and photographing its spectacular landscapes and wildlife.
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