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Bill to extend deadline for tribal use of CARES Act funds has passed the House

Dec 11, 2021 The date proposed in the bill moves the deadline to use CARES Act funds from the end of 2021 to December 2022.
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Arizona reports 3,775 additional COVID cases, 74 more deaths

Dec 11, 2021 Hospitalizations remain at near peak level.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 3,924 additional COVID cases, 93 more deaths

Dec 10, 2021 The rolling average of cases and deaths continues to rise.
Hospital emergency room entrance.

Arizona hospitals strained by COVID

Dec 9, 2021 Hospital crowding in Arizona reaches pandemic high
Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Health officials confirm 1st case of coronavirus's omicron variant in Arizona

Dec 8, 2021 The variant was detected in Yavapai County.
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.

Arizona reports 3,506 additional COVID cases, 18 more deaths

Dec 8, 2021 Only 6% of inpatient beds were available as of Tuesday.
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.

Arizona reports 3,022 more COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths

Dec 6, 2021 The Department of Health Services reported that the number of COVID hospitalizations reached a 10-month high.
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Arizona reports 3,820 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths

Dec 5, 2021 The latest numbers pushed Arizona’s totals to 1,292,054 cases and 22,589 known deaths since the pandemic began.
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.

Arizona reports big two-day COVID case surge, 174 deaths

Dec 4, 2021 Arizona has reported 6,043 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday.
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Arizona reports 5,236 more COVID cases; hospitalizations up

Dec 3, 2021 Only 5% of inpatient hospital beds statewide were not occupied as of Thursday.
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.

Arizona reports 4,012 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more deaths

Dec 2, 2021 With many hospitalizations for non COVID-19 reasons, only 5% of inpatient beds statewide were available.
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Arizona reports over 3,100 COVID cases; hospitals crowded

Dec 1, 2021 Only 6% of inpatient beds statewide were available and not in use.
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.

Arizona reports bump of 2,971 new COVID-19 cases, 77 deaths

Nov 30, 2021 Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to rise from a day earlier to 2,676.
Sign in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's lands urging tribal members to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local tribes have expanded access to COVID-19 vaccine cash incentive programs

Nov 29, 2021 The Tohono O'odham Nation and Pascua Yaqui Tribe are offering $400 and $100, respectively, to tribal members who prove they're fully vaccinated.
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.

Arizona reports 1,961 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

Nov 29, 2021 Hospitalizations hit a new peak with 2,581 people in hospital beds due to COVID-19 as of Sunday.
A Customs and Border Protection employee in 2018.

Homeland Security says 98% of CBP employees are vaccine mandate 'compliant'

Nov 29, 2021 Almost 12,000 CBP employees have contracted COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic and more than 50 have died.

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