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Robbins urges students to test before, after Spring break

COVID-19 cases fall to new lows on campus.

Arizona will stop daily COVID updates

State health officials will soon go from releasing new COVID-19 statistics every day to every week.

University of Arizona-backed research is finding the source for feelings of hunger

The part of the inner brain that produces sensations of hunger and fullness is familiar to neuroscientists.

Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients

COVID-19 patients still account for about 70% of emergency room usage.

Medical team going to Sierra Vista to battle COVID-19 surge

Arizona authorities requested the federal help to respond to a rise of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Sierra Vista area.

Arizona gets mixed grades on tobacco policy

American Lung Association gives state an F for tobacco taxes, regulating flavored products and funding prevention programs.

COVID infections closing some urgent care centers

Banner urges telehealth options as an alternative.

Pima County adds testing site to meet surge

Board of supervisors also okays 5-year test supply.

Tucson nurses call for hospitals to do more to fix staffing shortages

A nurses' union held a rally Thursday to call for more competitive salaries and bonuses.

University of Arizona updates mask policy, requiring surgical or higher-quality masks

The policy allows cloth masks, if paired with a surgical mask, but cloth masks alone will not meet the requirement.

County attorney reassigns unvaccinated workers

Department fulfills mandate without firings.

Virus-related ER visits in Arizona up as more seek tests

Arizona on Thursday reported 10,679 additional confirmed cases and 16 more deaths.

Pima County out of take-home COVID tests

In-clinic tests still available, county health director says.

Tohono O'odham chairman tests positive for COVID-19

Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr. plans to continue work as the chairman remotely while isolating.

At-home COVID test kit distribution at Abrams Public Health Center on Tuesday

The Pima County Health Department and El Rio Community Health Center will have 3,000 kits available between 1 and 7 p.m.

Arizona reports another big jump of COVID cases, 125 deaths

More than 8,000 cases reported in a single day.

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