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Assistant Professor Efrem Lim accelerated rapid COVID-19 sequencing in his lab at the ASU Biodesign Institute and oversaw a team that has now sequenced more than 40,000 COVID-19 genomes. ASU is part of a statewide coalition called the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, which is playing a major role in a growing worldwide effort to use genomics to track infectious diseases, such
The Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, which was co-founded by renowned UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey, celebrates a major milestone on its mission to stay ahead of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as it evolves.
Feb. 12 The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,426 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state and 172 additional deaths related to the virus. The state has administered 1,096,126 COVID vaccines to Arizonans. In Yuma County, 28,059 residents have received the vaccine. In La Paz County, 3,581 residents have received the vaccine. Feb. 11 The Yuma County Health District reported 24 new cases today and 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19. It brings the total number of cases countywide to 35,907 and deaths to 750. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, there were 60 patients hospit...
Arizona likely has U.K. coronavirus strain, but South Africa variant is a greater concern Amanda Morris, Arizona Republic © Courtesy of Northern Arizona University NAU microbiologist Paul Keim works in the lab. Arizona scientists said it's likely that the so-called U.K. variant of the new coronavirus is already here and while it's thought to be more contagious, they are more worried about a different variant first detected in South Africa. © Republic reporting; illustration by Nicole Schaub The E484K mutation may affect antibody response. Early data suggest the South...
ANTHONY J. WALLACE Cronkite News PHOENIX â Research from Arizona and beyond suggests the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can spread erratically, making some infected people âsuperspreadersâ and others dead ends for transmission. This can create clusters or âmicro-hotspotsâ â neighborhoods, schools, towns or other small geographic areas where the virus runs rampant â even while communities next door remain relatively unscathed. These concentrated outbreaks arenât included in the Arizona Department of Health Serviceâs COVID-19 d...