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Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

Pima County wants to know where the money is

Mar 6, 2021 Officials say they still haven’t received promised money for COVID-19 testing.
Some restaurants opened for dine-in service on Monday, while others said they plan to wait until they feel it's safe for staff and customers.

Ducey ends COVID-19 business capacity restrictions

Mar 5, 2021 The Governor issued an Executive Order ending many restrictions on businesses.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

TUSD is ready for in-person classes

Mar 4, 2021 The area’s largest school district isn’t worried about Governor Ducey’s order.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: City seeks input on transportation, state embraces age-based vaccine distribution

Mar 4, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 4.
File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Pima County Health Director 'comfortable' with school reopening

Mar 4, 2021 Dr. Theresa Cullen expects most teachers to have their shots by March 15.
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Essential workers are COVID-19 vaccine eligible

Mar 3, 2021 The state has changed vaccine phases to age based.
A teacher and students all wear masks while in the classroom at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Ducey orders in-person classes by March 15

Mar 3, 2021 The order allows schools to continue offering a mix of in-person and virtual classes
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: U.S. Forest Service rescinds Oak Flat review, effort to recall Tucson mayor falls short

Mar 2, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 2.
The Tohono O'Odham Community College's main campus outside of Sells, Arizona.

Tohono O'odham Community College has received hygiene supplies from AT&T

Mar 2, 2021 The community college hopes the nearly $77,000 worth of supplies helps protect students when they come back to campuses.
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.

Ducey gets vaccine as Arizona COVID death toll tops 16,000

Mar 2, 2021 The latest figures increase the state’s pandemic totals to 818,670 confirmed cases and 16,080 deaths.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

UA wants rural COVID-19 vaccines

Mar 1, 2021 The university is ready to expand operations to other counties.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA pushes for rural vaccines, USDA disrupts Oak Flat land transfer

Mar 1, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 1.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The CDC reports Arizona tied for fifth in the nation for COVID-19 deaths per capita over the last seven days

Feb 28, 2021 Arizona reports 1,075 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths
During a Facebook Live video Feb. 20, 2021, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez greeted patients who had just received a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Tsaile Indian Health Center.

Navajo Nation Covid-19 cases continue to decline

Feb 28, 2021 Navajo Nation reports 7 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths
Two shoppers wear masks in a Tucson grocery store.

UA Survey: Arizona grocery workers worry about unmasked shoppers

Feb 27, 2021 Nearly 4,000 workers participated in the survey
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 1,179 additional COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths

Feb 27, 2021 Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths both declined over the past two weeks

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