Feds sending medical team to aid with COVID-19 in Arizona
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying ambulances to take patients from full hospitals to facilities with open beds.
Arizona reports 2,176 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths
Hospitalizations due to the virus numbered at 2,496 as of Sunday.
Arizona reports 2,745 more COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths
The latest numbers pushed the state’s totals since the pandemic began to 1,336,806 cases and 23,519 known deaths.
Arizona reports 3,686 additional COVID-19 cases, 143 deaths
Hospitals statewide had 2,569 virus patients occupying inpatient beds as of Thursday.
Arizona rural hospitals asking feds for COVID-19 staffing
The state Department of Health Services put in requests for medical staffing for at least seven rural hospitals.
Surcharge for unvaccinated Pima County employees challenged
A law enforcement union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $45 health insurance surcharge on Pima County employees who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine.
Justices asked to let Arizona enforce ban on some abortions
The request from Attorney General Mark Brnovich comes as the high court is weighing rolling back abortion rights nationwide.
Arizona reports 2,391 new COVID-19 cases but no deaths
Hospitals are more crowded because of large numbers of patients being treated for non-virus-related reasons.
Health officials confirm 1st case of coronavirus's omicron variant in Arizona
The variant was detected in Yavapai County.
Appeals court sides with GOP in Arizona voting rules case
A federal appeals court says Arizona doesn’t have to give voters who forget to sign their mail ballot time after the election to resolve the issue.
Arizona reports 3,506 additional COVID cases, 18 more deaths
Only 6% of inpatient beds were available as of Tuesday.
Pima County board names Jan Lesher as acting administrator
Lesher has been leading the county as its chief deputy administrator since Oct. 23, when County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry was hospitalized after a crash.
Arizona reports 3,022 more COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths
The Department of Health Services reported that the number of COVID hospitalizations reached a 10-month high.
Arizona reports 3,820 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths
The latest numbers pushed Arizona’s totals to 1,292,054 cases and 22,589 known deaths since the pandemic began.
Arizona reports big two-day COVID case surge, 174 deaths
Arizona has reported 6,043 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday.
