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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (left) and former Navajo Nation President Albert Hale (right) Jan. 15, 2020 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Second president of Navajo Nation dies after COVID-19 battle

Feb 2, 2021 Albert Hale, who also served on the Arizona Legislature, died Tuesday.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations declining in Arizona

Feb 2, 2021 Arizona still has the third-worst diagnosis rate in the country
A microscopic image of the sample being captured through the phone using Professor Jeong-Yeol Yoon's smartphone-based COVID-19 test.

UA has developed a smartphone based COVID-19 test

Feb 1, 2021 The testing method was first created to detect norovirus in 2019.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Virus mutations emerge in AZ, Ducey warns of dwindling vaccine supply

Feb 1, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 1.
A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

State wants more COVID-19 vaccines used

Feb 1, 2021 Health officials want to open more mass vaccination sites.
Annual immunizations against COVID variants might be necessary.

Virus variant challenge could mean more shots

Feb 1, 2021 COVID-19 mutations might require annual immunizations as with the flu.
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 more than 3,700 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Feb 1, 2021 Daily case numbers continue to decline, but vaccine shortage continues
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CDC data shows Arizona continues to lead the country in average COVID-19 cases per capita

Jan 31, 2021 The state's daily report shows 5,025 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths
Economist George Hammond talks about the state of the Arizona economy.

UA research: Arizona economy recovering with big variances

Jan 30, 2021 Most of the recent job growth has been in Phoenix
Coronavirus in Southern Arizona: An Arizona 360 Special

Arizona reports 5,119 additional COVID-19 cases, 76 deaths

Jan 30, 2021 Despite slowing case numbers, Arizona remains the state with the worst diagnosis rate in the country
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.

Virus variant from United Kingdom found in Arizona

Jan 29, 2021 3 people in the state have tested positive for the new strain
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Arizona feelings about COVID-19 are based on politics

Jan 29, 2021 A new poll shows politics equals COVID reactions in the state.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden brings changes to AZ, Navajo Nation hits 1K COVID-19 deaths

Jan 29, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 29.

AZ weekly unemployment continues to be a mixed bag

Jan 29, 2021 The two major programs in the state are heading in the opposite direction.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 203 more virus deaths as toll passes 13,000

Jan 29, 2021 Case numbers are beginning to peak, relieving pressure on hospitals
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 1,000 COVID-19 deaths

Jan 29, 2021 The majority of the those who have died from COVID-19 complications are between the ages of 60 and 69.

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