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Phoenix homeless shelters allow more residents into facilities after City Council vote
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Phoenix City Council approved more beds in local homeless shelters and employees are welcoming this change with hope and optimism.
The decision was made earlier this month to increase the number of beds at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS), property of the Human Services Campus, by 275, and workers are ready to bring more people safely off of the streets and into their shelter.
Mary Glennon, the Director of Programs at CASS, said that her employees are generally not concerned by the increased capacity of residents.
Arizona COVID-19 updates: Vaccine ingredients can trigger rare allergic reactions Arizona Republic
Arizona s seven-day, new-case average again ranked first among all states Sunday after ranking first and second the past two weeks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s COVID Data Tracker.
The state s rate of new positive cases during the past seven days was 4183736001 cases per 100,000 people as of Sunday afternoon, per the CDC. The U.S. average for new cases is 52.6 cases per 100,000 people. The average daily COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people during the past seven days also ranked first in the nation as of Sunday, CDC data show.