The Arizona Department of Health Service (DHS) is adding an additional 21,000 vaccination appointments at its recently opened Phoenix Municipal Stadium site.
10%: Decrease in 7-day death average
The 7-day average number of deaths better demonstrates the increase in the number of people reportedly dying due to complications related to the virus compared to the daily number of deaths.
This average has seen a 10% decrease since Jan. 11. The average has increased 786% since Oct. 1, when multiple COVID-19 metrics began to spike for the second time in Arizona.
The 7-day average reported on Jan. 13 at 175.57 is the highest 7-day death average the state has seen since the beginning of the pandemic.
26%: Decrease in 7-day case average
The 7-day average number of cases better demonstrates the increase in the number of people reportedly testing positive for the virus compared to the daily number of cases.
Yuma Regional Medical Center administers second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Hundreds of frontline workers get to roll up their sleeves for the last time - News 11 s Adonis Albright reports
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) began administering the second dose of the Moderna vaccine to its frontline workers on Thursday.
The latest shipment from the Arizona Department of Health Service (AZDHS) arrived earlier this week, and the hospital was able to set up a clinic to get their employees inoculated.
“That’s going to give them full protection up to 95 to 95% of protection from the coronavirus. So that’s what we’re doing today. We also have a few first timers coming in today, but mostly we’re doing the second doses today , said Diane Poirot, the Chief Human Resources Officer for YRMC.
The 7-day average of coronavirus cases, deaths, ICU and inpatient bed use, and ventilators in use, has seen increases in the past two weeks shown in these 5 graphs.