Rural hospitals and Western Arizona are seeing big increases, according to the latest federal numbers. Author: 12 News Updated: 3:45 PM MST December 23, 2020
PHOENIX Rural and western Arizona hospitals are bearing a heavier load of COVID patients than they have been, according to a 12 News analysis of the latest U.S. Health and Human Services data for every hospital in the state.
The data is a week-by-week look of average patient loads by each hospital in the country. Hospitals in Arizona s major urban centers Phoenix and Tucson have seen massive rises in average COVID-19 patient loads. Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, for instance, went from an average of 39.6 COVID patients the week of November 6 to an average of 125.1 the week of December 11.
With more than 6,058 new cases reported today, the number of Arizonaâs confirmed novel coronavirus cases now stands higher than 473,000 as of Wednesday, Dec. 23, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County, which reported 815 new cases today, has seen 62,159 of the stateâs 473,273 confirmed cases.
A total of 54 Arizonans have died after contracting COVID-19, including 946 deaths in Pima County, according to the Dec. 23 report.
The number of hospitalized COVID cases statewide continues to soar as the virus has begun to spread more rapidly, putting stress on Arizonaâs hospitals and surpassing July peaks. ADHS reported that as of Dec. 22, 3,899 COVID patients were hospitalized in the state. The summer peak of 3,517 hospitalized COVID patients was set on July 13; that number hit a subsequent low of 468 on Sept. 27.
Valley nurse hoping to raise awareness after experiencing long-term side effects from COVID-19
Arizona nurse unable to return to work.
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PHOENIX â A Phoenix nurse, who took care of COVID patients and contracted the virus herself, is still experiencing symptoms six months later.
Sandy Iskandar hasn t been able to go back to work at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix since she got COVID in June.
She was never hospitalized, but she s been dealing with a series of symptoms ever since. I have this feeling inside like my body is vibrating, she said. Most recently, I ve had cognitive issues where I have a very bad short-term memory, I lose words to finish a sentence, I have a hard time focusing and concentrating at times.
With more than 5,800 new cases reported today, the number of Arizonaâs confirmed novel coronavirus cases now stands higher than 467,000 as of Tuesday, Dec. 22, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Pima County, which reported 984 new cases today, has seen 61,344 of the stateâs 467,215 confirmed cases.
A total of 8,125 Arizonans had died after contracting COVID-19, including 938 deaths in Pima County, according to the Dec. 22 report.
The number of hospitalized COVID cases statewide continues to soar as the virus has begun to spread more rapidly, putting stress on Arizonaâs hospitals and surpassing July peaks. ADHS reported that as of Dec. 21, a record number of 4,019 COVID patients were hospitalized in the state. The summer peak of 3,517 hospitalized COVID patients was set on July 13; that number hit a subsequent low of 468 on Sept. 27.
UPDATE: Tucson police search for suspect involved in deadly south-side shooting Generic graphic of police lights. (Source: WYFF) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 22, 2020 at 1:42 PM MST - Updated January 20 at 11:28 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Investigators with the Tucson Police Department are asking for the community’s help in identifying the suspect(s) involved in a deadly shooting on the city’s south side that killed 28-year-old Jose Roberto Martinez Rascon.
Around 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, officers were called to the south side for a shooting at the intersection of East Mossman Road and South Jeanette Boulevard.
Officers say Rascon and another man were found with gunshot wounds. Rascon died at a local hospital while the other man survived.