COVID-19 is back for the summer according to wastewater analysis and hospital reporting, with especially elevated levels in the Navajo Nation.
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) has resumed requirements that staff and patients wear masks at their facilities as of July 19th. The hospital is currently out of COVID-19...Arizona News
This week, the Arizona Legislature killed two major bills that would have introduced tighter regulations and accountability to entities that provide both medical and residential services to the state's addicts and elderly.
A bill brought by Navajo tribal member and Senator Theresa Hatathalie (D-Coal Mine Mesa) failed in the House...Arizona News
This week Mesa police arrested a couple that was the target of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigation into fraud against the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and related money laundering.
The Mesa police organized crime unit worked closely with the IRS field office, which currently has 13 open cases...Arizona News
Last year, the Arizona Attorney General's Office in coordination with Arizona's Medicaid program uncovered a massive scandal that victimized thousands of vulnerable addicts through fraudulent sober living homes.
Some critics have noted that the term "sober living home" in the context of reporting on the scandal has been misconstrued...National News
Navajo County, Arizona is one of the least insured regions in the country, has poorly maintained infrastructure and a shockingly low-level of healthcare professionals to meet the needs of residents. Also, the private sector attempts to address health equity concerns.
According to data compiled by Modern Healthcare, Navajo County ranks...
With cases of COVID-19 back on the rise in Arizona and across the country, epidemiologists and experts are asking if yet another Omicron surge looms on the horizon.
In Arizona, nearly 5,500 new cases were recorded over the past week. There were 41 new deaths related to COVID-19 in Arizona, bringing the state total to 30,320. These...
The case count in Arizona shows no sign of abating as Arizona recorded almost 25,000 new cases of COVID-19 on January 15, setting a record. Hospitals and healthcare advocacy groups warn that the overburdened healthcare system is strapped for staff and resources as hospitalizations continue. On Wednesday, January 19, the state reported...
On Wednesday, December 22, the state of Arizona reported 2,806 new cases of COVID-19 and 74 new deaths. There have now been 23,816 deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 64.5% of the state is vaccinated at this time. Statewide, 6% of intensive care unit beds and 6% of inpatient hospital beds remain available at this time. Over 40%...
On Tuesday, November 23, there were 3,057 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona and 120 new COVID-19-related deaths reported. Deaths are often reported in batches and then assigned to the actual date of death. The total number of deaths in Arizona is now 22,062. Over 60% of the total population has received at least one shot of...
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez expects the new Sage Memorial Hospital and another north of Winslow will keep tribal patients closer to home.
Earlier this month, Nez appeared at the groundbreaking of Sage Memorial in Ganado, Arizona. The 40-bed hospital is on an 18-acre site near the current hospital facility. The campus will...Open
There were 915 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on Wednesday and 20 new COVID-19 related deaths. The total number of deaths is now 17,648. Nine percent of intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients statewide and 18% of ICU beds are available. 46.5% of eligible Arizonans have received at least one dose of the...Arizona News
A total of 4,926,816 doses of vaccine have been administered to Arizona residents, and 2,926,506 have received at least one dose. This means that 40% of the Arizona population has received at least one dose. Nationwide, 43% of the population has been vaccinated.
This information comes from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...Arizona News
There were 750 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on April 7, bringing the total to 846,230. More than 17,023 people have died of COVID-19 in Arizona, with Wednesday's total new deaths at 27. Those deaths will be reassigned to the days on which the deaths took place. 9% of intensive care unit beds are still in use by COVID-19...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.
This information comes from the...Arizona News
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...Arizona News
This week there’s good news and bad news in Arizona and across the country as COVID-19 positivity rates are on an uptick and experts openly predict a “dark winter”. The Navajo Nation and Pima County are reporting troubling spikes as ICU bed use steadily increases statewide. But new treatments are slowly becoming available and the...Arizona News
Arizona is bracing for the impact of climbing positive rates all over the country, with ADHS encouraging Arizona residents to stay the course in order to keep cases from drastically increasing.
On date of publication, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 data dashboard, there were 1,044 new cases reported...Arizona News
On Thursday, President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Shortly after displaying symptoms, he was flown by helicopter to Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment. At Walter Reed, he received a so-called “antibody cocktail”, or a combination of two antibodies that work against the key protein of COVID-19, and the steroid...Arizona News
Hospitalizations and cases continue to decline from Arizona's July surge, but even so the state reported 695 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 25 newly reported deaths and a 12% positivity rate in Maricopa County.
Total coronavirus deaths in Arizona are now 5,371, with most occurring in Maricopa County. As of Wednesday, September 16, 2020...Arizona News
As of June 1st, Arizona has identified 20,123 cases of COVID-19 and 917 deaths. On Tuesday, June 2, the state reported 1,127 new infections of the novel virus, the highest number reported in a single day since the outbreak began.
The state's total number of reported positive COVID-19 cases jumped 4.2% on Saturday, signaling the...
