This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.
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Arizona health officials report COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in a surge that’s been going since New Year’s Day.
The state coronavirus dashboard found Monday that 2,765 patients are hospitalized for confirmed or suspected cases of the virus.
The state Department of Health Services again pleaded on its social media for people to get vaccinated and boosted to help free up hospitals.
Arizona also reported 13,937 new cases but no additional deaths. This brings the state’s total number of cases since the pandemic began to nearly 1.5 million.
The death toll remains 24,773.
Meanwhile, the University of Arizona plans to resume in-person instruction on Wednesday.
Credit: Nick O'Gara/AZPM. Sources: The New York Times, based on reports from state and local health agencies, Census Bureau. Case reports do not correspond to day of test.
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