On Sundy, Arizona reported more than 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, two deaths and hospitalizations remain high. The state now totals 1,214,419 cases and 21,653 deaths. Only 60% of Arizonans have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 53.2% of the state is fully vaccinated, both well under national rates.
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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...
The COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for distribution in children as Pfizer now moves to request authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to recommend booster shots for all adults six months after vaccination. Meanwhile, the vaccine mandate has ruffled feathers of both big businesses and conservative leadership at the state...
On Wednesday, Arizona reported 2,180 new cases of COVID-19 and 124 deaths related to COVID-19. This brings the total of COVID-19 related deaths to 21,273. There were 20,976 vaccine doses administered in Arizona on Wednesday, including booster shots. 59% of the state is vaccinated. The number of intensive care unit beds in use also rose,...
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...
On October 5, there were 101,668 new cases of COVID-19 reported across the entire United States and 1,808 new deaths. At least 65% of Americans of all ages have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 56% are fully vaccinated. Transmission rates remain high nationwide, largely due to the spread of the more-contagious Delta...
On Tuesday, August 25, Arizona reported 2,595 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 new deaths related to COVID-19. Arizona is still behind the national average on vaccinations, with 47% of Arizonans fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The national rate is 51.7%.
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Many U.S. skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have staff vaccination rates below the national average which is contributing to an uptick in overall COVID-19 case rates in nursing homes. But long-term care stakeholder groups are concerned that vaccination mandates may negatively affect already tight staffing rates in SNFs. Also, a JAMA...
On Wednesday, August 18, Arizona reported 2,402 new cases of COVID-19, 37 new deaths and that 54.5% of Arizonans are now vaccinated. Across the state, 23% of intensive care unit beds are in use by COVID-19 patients and 10% of ICU beds remain available.
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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...Open
Between August 3, 2021 and August 10, 2021, Arizona logged over 2,000 COVID-19 cases each day for an entire week. On Wednesday, August 11 there were 1,970 new cases and 6 new COVID-19-related deaths. 53.6% of Arizona eligible residents have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 22% of Arizona's intensive care unit...Open
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...Arizona News
Across the board, medical groups, hospitals and health care personnel are requesting institutional vaccination mandates for healthcare workers as the Delta variant spread increases case counts and hospitalizations nationwide.
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) were joined by 58 other...Arizona News
On Wednesday, Arizona reported 490 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 new deaths. 8% of the state's intensive care unit beds are currently in use by COVID-19 patients and 15% of ICU beds are available. 48.9% of Arizonans have been vaccinated and 13,238 new doses of vaccine were administered on Wednesday.
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At least 50% of people in the United states have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, May 26. In Arizona, 45.6% of people are vaccinated with 5,798,330 doses administered. At this time, White Arizonans account for 47.5% of people vaccinated, 13.9% are Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% are some other race and...