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Heat-relief and cooling stations around the Phoenix area
Experts from Phoenix Rescue Mission and the Salvation Army provide tips on ways to beat the heat as temperatures rise to dangerous levels over the next week.
and last updated 2021-08-02 19:26:52-04
PHOENIX â Dangerous heat is becoming a more common occurrence around the Valley, but there are resources to keep you safe and healthy.
Each summer, the Maricopa Association of Governments provides a list and interactive map of heat relief and cooling stations. These locations include Salvation Army, city amenities, health care centers, churches, and more offering bottled water, shelter and other resources.
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Federal health officials are recommending people wear masks indoors in counties with higher COVID-19 transmission rates and that all people wear face masks in schools, regardless of vaccination status and community transmission.
State health officials say they will update Arizona health guidelines as well.
Seven Arizona counties are reported to have high COVID-19 transmission rates, and six have substantial rates, according to state data.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in parts of the country where the COVID-19 virus is surging, people should resume wearing masks, even if they are vaccinated.
The CDC recommended unvaccinated people get vaccinated and wear face masks until they do.
A sign on a north Glendale restaurant in August 2020.
New data on the delta variant has prompted the CDC to recommend that even fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings in areas with substantial or high coronavirus transmission.
That includes all of Arizona except Yuma and Cochise counties, which have moderate transmission.
People vaccinated against COVID-19 rarely have breakthrough infections, and nearly all new cases and hospitalizations occur among unvaccinated people.
But in those rare cases, data suggest that vaccinated people might be equally likely as unvaccinated people to spread the delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Unlike the alpha variant that we had back in May where we didn t believe that if you were vaccinated, you could transmit further this is different, said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.