The seven-day rolling average for COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. has been trending upward since late fall and experts warn that the unprecedented level of daily COVID-19 infections due to the Omicron variant will bring a sharp increase in deaths soon.
Despite the lower chance of becoming sick due to the "mild" symptoms associated with...
As the Omicron variant surges in Arizona, hospitals are struggling to maintain staffing levels and resources to treat the influx of patients. As of Wednesday, Jan. 12, the state reached a new record daily high of 18,783 new COVID-19 cases after rising for 11 consecutive days.
According to KTAR, Arizona is likely to see more record...
The new year brings a new surge of COVID-19, this time driven by the Omicron variant which researchers regard somewhat optimistically. Even still, schools are gearing up for a staff shortage as the governor and school administrators vow there won't be school closures. Additionally, the Arizona Department of Health Services released a...
On December 14, there were 116,892 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the United States and the seven day case average is 120,719. On December 15, the nation added 1,285 new deaths and crossed the 800,000 mark for deaths related to the coronavirus. About 61% of Americans are fully vaccinated and two million doses are administered daily,...
On Tuesday, the Commonwealth Fund, an independent research non-profit focused on healthcare issues, published a study on the number of deaths and hospitalizations that were averted by the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program.
The study found that over a million additional deaths and ten million hospitalizations were prevented by the...
The Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa and prompted concerns among scientists and global public health officials because it carries an unusually high number of mutations. The World Health Organization has called Omicron a "variant of concern". Cases have been identified in 20 countries so far, including the United...
Nationwide, cases of COVID-19 appear to be on another up-swing. On November 16, there were nearly 90,000 cases reported nationally, following a seven-day average of 88,000 cases per day. There were 1,414 deaths on the 16th, and the total national deaths due to COVID-19 has reached 765,000. Nearly 60% of the country is fully vaccinated...
On Wednesday, November 10, the state of Arizona reported 3,794 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 new dates related to COVID-19. The figures came after four straight days of case counts over 3,000, but do not represent a downward trend. This brings the state total of deaths related to COVID-19 to 21,525. Nearly 60% of eligible individuals have...
Nationwide, community transmission of COVID-19 remains high and 77.8% of Americans over the age of 12 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 190 million people have been fully vaccinated and 14.4 million have received a booster dose. In Arizona, over 8 million vaccine doses have been administered with 58.9% of...
On October 19, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the United States was down to 83,264 with a weekly average of just under 80,000 per day. There are about 58,433 individuals hospitalized with complications due to SARS-CoV-2 infection and there were 1,557 reported deaths.
According to the New York Times Coronavirus in the U.S.:...
There were 2,319 new cases of COVID-19 reported on October 13 in Arizona, and no new deaths. The percentage of vaccinated Arizonans is 58%. Nearly 1,800 intensive care unit beds are currently in use by COVID-19 patients, leaving 8% of ICU beds available statewide.
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has updated its...
Cases of COVID-19 appear to be on the downward trend nationally, as the number of new cases on October 12 falls to 111,707. Last month at this time, the surge related to the Delta variant of COVID-19 was at its worst with a seven-day average of over 175,000 new cases per day. There were 1,938 new deaths related to the coronavirus on...
This week, important thresholds have been met for the expansion of vaccination for Americans against COVID-19, including children. Johnson & Johnson announced Phase 3 data confirming strong, long lasting protection from the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. Companies may now pursue insurance upcharges for unvaccinated employees and CMS...
On Monday, August 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine will now be marketed under the name Comirnaty and will be available to prevent the disease in individuals 16 years and older. For now, the vaccine will remain under emergency use authorization (EUA) for...
This week the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 set a record with 1,900 pediatric cases in hospitals across the United States on Sunday night. The Delta variant's rapid spread is to blame, primarily among unvaccinated populations which include children under age 12.
Of all hospitalizations, children comprise just 2.4%...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States as a whole is currently at a community transmission level of “high”. 71.3% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The seven-day moving average deaths from COVID-19 is currently 452 per day with 664 deaths reported to the...Arizona News
As of Aug. 9, fee-for-service COVID-19 vaccine administration rates increased, according to AHCCCS.
For dates of service through March 14, 2021, AHCCCS adopted the Medicare payment rates as follows:
The AHCCCS fee-for-service rate for COVID-19 vaccine administration is $28.39 to administer single-dose vaccines.
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Cases are on an exponential increase in Arizona, according to experts. On Wednesday, August 4, there were 2,286 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the state and seven new deaths. The total number of cases is now 935,647 and 18,289 people have died from the virus in Arizona. Total vaccinations are very slowly increasing, with 52.7% of...News
According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nursing aides are the most likely to interact with long-term care residents but are the industry's least likely workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Concerning Statistics
CDC researchers looked at data from 300 U.S. facilities and found that...
There were 1,361 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on Wednesday, June 28. There were two new deaths. 51.8% of Arizona residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Use of intensive care unit beds across the state rose substantially in the past week, 19% of ICU beds are now in use by COVID-19-related patients,...
