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Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Anniversary of first COVID-19 cases among Tohono O'odham members

Mar 29, 2021 According Tohono O'odham Nation Health Care in early March 2021, 1,740 tribal members had contracted the disease.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County gets FEMA COVID-19 vaccine site

Mar 26, 2021 The state changes course on allowing FEMA to come in.
Gov. Doug Ducey at July 30 update on Arizona's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ducey reopens bars, lifts mask mandates

Mar 25, 2021 Tucson keeps mask rule under city charter
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey lifts more COVID restrictions, Pima County expands vaccine eligibility

Mar 25, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 25.

Arizona unemployment above national average

Mar 25, 2021 The state unemployment rate crept up in February.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

Ducey offers to "revisit" FEMA vaccine offer

Mar 25, 2021 Pima County Supervisors support federal offer.
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Pima County expands COVID-19 vaccines to those age 16 and older

Mar 25, 2021 The county expansion comes with some restrictions.
Governor Doug Ducey urges Arizonans to get their COVID-19 vaccination in a public service announcement released March 23, 2021.

New PSAs urge Arizonans to get vaccinated

Mar 24, 2021 Many appointments going unfilled as demand wanes.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Local officials discuss fed stimulus, nearby states prepare for Colorado River negotiations

Mar 23, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 23.
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 rolling averages of COVID cases, deaths drop sharply

Mar 23, 2021 According to Johns Hopkins University data, the seven-day rolling average of daily cases plummeted
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: All adult Arizonans eligible for vaccine, state distribution sites plan to move inside

Mar 22, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 22.
Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Researchers developing sensor testing for COVID-19

Mar 22, 2021 New method could detect PCR test-evading COVID variants.

Local officials talk about new federal stimulus package

Mar 22, 2021 The $1.9 trillion dollar package includes funding for schools, local and tribal governments.
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

State opens COVID-19 vaccines to all adults

Mar 22, 2021 People age 16 and up are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines at state pods.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

State health officials getting ready to move COVID vaccine sites inside.

Mar 21, 2021 Rising temperatures mean outdoor locations will soon move.
Governor Doug Ducey addresses members of the media in front of a portion of border wall near the Douglas Municipal Airport on March 19, 2021.

In Douglas visit, Gov. Doug Ducey calls rising apprehensions a 'man-made crisis' by Biden administriaton

Mar 20, 2021 Ducey toured the U.S.-Mexico border with Florida Senator Rick Scott and local law officers, aid groups say they were left out.

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