Coronavirus, Archive - Arizona coronavirus coverage

UA wildcat sculpture sports a mask, July 2020

UA expanding in-person classes

Mar 15, 2021 The week of March 29 will see more students in classrooms.

The number of COVID-19 patients occupying AZ hospital beds continues to drop

Mar 15, 2021 As of Sunday, 716 people were hospitalized due to the virus. Of those, 210 were in ICU beds

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.

AZ coronavirus numbers continue to drop to their lowest levels in months

Mar 14, 2021 Weekly percent positivity for COVID-19 diagnostic testing is at a five-month low

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Governor Ducey says Arizona can meet Biden's vaccine deadline of May 1

Mar 13, 2021 Arizona is currently vaccinating people 55 and older with plans to lower the threshold to age 45 by April 1

Arizona reports 262 more virus cases, fewest since September

Mar 13, 2021 Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths have declined over the past two weeks

News roundup: Arizona clean energy faces legislative hurdle, schools prep for reopening

Mar 12, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 12.

A dose of the COVID-19 vaccine just as it is about to be administered during a vaccination event at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Four cases of UK variant detected in Pima County

Mar 11, 2021 Cullen says there's no sign it's spreading rapidly here.

News roundup: Legislature considers restrictions on voter-approved laws, surveys track trash in Santa Cruz River

Mar 11, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 11.

News roundup: Aid groups face increase in minors at border, Tucson budget town hall meetings approach

Mar 10, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 10.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 830 additional COVID-19 cases, 78 deaths

Mar 10, 2021 New deaths reported after 2 days with no reported fatalities

News roundup: Second day in a row with no new COVID deaths, UA plans for in-person graduation

Mar 9, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 9.

Arizona reports 563 additional COVID-19 cases, no new deaths for second day

Mar 9, 2021 The state Department of Health Services attributed the decrease in fatalities to reviews of death certificates

News roundup: Vaccine rolls out across tribal lands, UA president voices support for basketball coach

Mar 8, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 8.

Students celebrate their achievements at a University of Arizona graduation ceremony.

UA readying for in-person graduation

Mar 8, 2021 Last years, graduation was put on hold due to COVID-19.

A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

Southern Arizona to get more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines this week

Mar 8, 2021 The vaccines included Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

A member of the Arizona National Guard speaks to a COVID-19 vaccine recipient at a vaccination event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on the Gila River Indian Reservation on Feb. 20, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout across AZ tribal lands

Mar 8, 2021 Indian Health Serves lays out how the pandemic has impacted Indigenous Arizonans.

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