There were 742 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on May 5, bringing the state total to 866,022 since testing began. There were 5 new deaths and the total is now 17,360. Intensive care unit beds are 11% occupied by COVID-19 patients and 15% of beds remain available.
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About 44% of the country has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 32.3% of the population is fully vaccinated. In Arizona, 5,163,900 doses have been administered and 2,982,692 people have received at least one dose, meaning that 41.5% of the state has been vaccinated.
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There were 603 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona today, bringing the state total to 860,772. There were six new COVID-19-related deaths, for a total of 17,282. There are 11% of intensive care unit beds currently in use by COVID-19 patients and 14% of ICU beds remain available.
This information comes from the Arizona Department...National News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability of $1 billion for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program to support major construction and renovation projects across the country. The funding builds on President Biden's commitment to ensuring equity in access to COVID-19...Open
Arizona has now administered 4,631,928 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine of the 6 million doses delivered. 38.2% of Arizona residents have received at least one dose. Nationwide, 26.4% of people are vaccinated and 215,951,909 doses have been administered.
This information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...News
There were 419 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) on Wednesday, April 14, bringing the state total to 851,265 cases overall. There were four new deaths reported, and Arizona is now at 17,109 total deaths due to the virus. 16% of intensive care unit beds are available and 9% of ICU beds are...National News
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) looked at the impact of COVID-19 on Medicare beneficiaries with dementia and found that people disproportionately affected by dementia, including older adults, people of color and nursing home residents, were also...Arizona News
On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1377, which provides protections for businesses, including long-term care providers, against civil lawsuits regarding the spread of COVID-19. Dave Voepel, CEO of the Arizona Health Care Association, spoke to McKnight's Long Term Care about the new law:
Without this legislation, frivolous...National News
Health inequities result from circumstances stemming from socioeconomic status, living conditions and other social, geographical and environmental determinants that are modifiable.
These actions have been made even more urgent by the disparities identified early in the COVID-19 pandemic as data show significant variances in the rate...Arizona News
There were 733 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on March 31, bringing the state total to 841,811. There were 26 new deaths reported, the total number of COVID-19 related deaths is 16,967. Only 9% of intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients and 16% of ICU beds are available.
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This week The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is lifting a suspension on hospital survey activities that was implemented during this winter's surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. An immediate resumption of survey activities for all complaints is allowed once more.
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Arizona reported 605 new cases on March 24, bringing the state total to 837,849. There were 44 new deaths attributable to COVID-19, the Arizona death toll is now 16,842. Only 9% of intensive care unit beds across the state are in use by COVID-19 patients and 16% of beds are currently available.
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There were 445 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state of Arizona on Wednesday, and 12 new deaths reported. These numbers will be retroactively reassigned to the dates in which the deaths took place. With 22,777 new tests reported today, the total percent positive has now fallen to 11.1%. Adult intensive care unit beds in use by...Top of The Day
This week, a study shows Medicaid enrollment trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neighboring state removes Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider and a Medicaid managed care insurer is accused of overcharging the state of Ohio.
A new study published by Kaiser Family Foundation looked at Medicaid spending and enrollment during...Arizona News
In the United States, 80.5 million doses have been given and 2.01 million doses are being administered per day. In Arizona, nearly 18% of the population has received at least one shot. The state has continued to ramp up its efficiency in administering doses, closing the gap to 80% of doses received being put to use. This means that of...Arizona News
As of February 24, the number of COVID-19 cases in Arizona has reached 811, 968 with 1,310 new cases being reported today. There were 43 new deaths reported today, bringing the state total to 15,693. The deaths reported today will be reassigned to the date the deaths occurred.
The total percent positive rests at 14.2%. Intensive Care...News
There were 1,977 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on Wednesday, bringing the total cases to 789,245. There were 176 new deaths also reported, bringing the state death count from COVID-19 to 14,462, nearly the population of Paradise Valley.
Arizona COVID deaths reported today will be retroactively reassigned to the dates at...Arizona News
President Joe Biden could prevent 30% of Medicaid beneficiaries from losing insurance once the public health emergency ends by reworking regulations and rewriting a Trump administration guidance on how to restart the redetermination process, according to Inside Health Policy.
Biden is set to reopen the nation’s online health...Arizona News
A new lawsuit brought by AARP contends a CMS policy weakened enforcement of financial penalties for nursing homes and must be reversed to restore protections for nursing home residents.
The American Association of Retired Persons engaged the law firm Constance Cannon to file the lawsuit against CMS and outgoing HHS secretary Alex...News
On Wednesday, January 20, Arizona reported 4,845 new cases, bringing the state total to 690,544. There were 262 new deaths reported Wednesday with total deaths from the pandemic at 11,528. Deaths reported Wednesday will be retroactively assigned to the date of death.
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