Dr. Christ, health care workers among first Arizonans to get COVID-19 vaccine
On Wednesday evening, some Arizona health care workers, including ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ, will be among the first to receive the vaccine. Author: 12 News Updated: 10:17 PM MST December 16, 2020
PHOENIX Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey held a press conference at the COVID-19 vaccine distribution site at the Arizona State Fairgrounds on Wednesday where he announced who would first receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Arizona.
Ducey urged Arizonans to step up and get the vaccine when it is available to them as it is the best shot at a return to normalcy.
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By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX A record number of Arizonans are now hospitalized for COVID-19 as the state retains its dubious distinction as the place where the virus is spreading faster than anywhere else in the country.
New figures Wednesday by the Department of Health Services show 3,809 hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients. Even at its peak in July, that figure was 3,517.
The new report also shows 1,309 beds in emergency rooms with coronavirus cases, also a new record.
And while the ICU-bed usage by COVID patients set no new records, just 155 beds remain available in the entire state.
By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX â A record number of Arizonans are now hospitalized for COVID-19 as the state retains its dubious distinction as the place the virus is spreading faster than anywhere else in the United States.
New figures Wednesday from the Arizona Department of Health Services show 3,809 hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients. Even at the previous peak in July, that figure was 3,517.
The new report also shows coronavirus patients are in 1,309 beds in emergency rooms, also a new record.
And while the ICU-bed usage by COVID patients set no new records, just 155 such beds remain available in the entire state.