With more than 7,600 new cases reported today, the number of Arizonaâs confirmed novel coronavirus cases jumped by nearly 19,000 over the weekend and now stands higher than 461,000 as of Monday, Dec. 21, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Pima County, which reported 1,244 new cases today, has seen 60,360 of the stateâs 461,345 confirmed cases.
A total of 7,972 Arizonans have died after contracting COVID-19, including 905 deaths in Pima County, according to the Dec. 21 report.Â
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. 20, 3,925 COVID patients were hospitalized in the state, slightly lower than the new record of 4,014 set on Dec. 18. The previous peak of 3,517 hospitalized COVID patients was set on July 13; that number hit a subsequent low of 468 on Sept. 27.
A sign at the San Xavier Mission, a 17th century Catholic Church on the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona, warns people to wear face coverings and maintain physical distance. (Courthouse News photo / Brad Poole)
TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) With Covid-19 on the rise by virtually every metric, Arizona’s political and health care leaders are urging the public to hunker down for the holidays and skip gatherings with people outside their households.
“We know that’s a lot to ask this time of year, but the holidays will come again; sit this one out,” a group of health officials asked in a recent open letter. “Use the internet and telephones to communicate with family and friends.”
With more than 7,600 new cases reported today, the number of Arizonaâs confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 442,000 as of Friday, Dec. 18, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Pima County, which reported 1,449 new cases today, has seen 57,250 of the stateâs 442,671 confirmed cases.
With 142 new deaths reported today, a total of 7,819 Arizonans had died after contracting COVID-19, including 875 deaths in Pima County, according to the Dec. 18 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. 17, 3,931Â COVID patients were hospitalized in the state, setting a new record. The previous peak of 3,517 hospitalized COVID patients was set on July 13; that number hit a subsequent low of 468 on Sept. 27.Â
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