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Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Vaccine rollout reaches next phase, Ducey discusses pandemic, education and tax cuts

Jan 11, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 11.
The University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, has a retractable roof.

Arizona stadium opens as mass vaccination site as cases soar

Jan 11, 2021 Hospitals struggle to meet the demand of COVID-19 patients
The entrance to the Pima County Juvenile Courts.

Pima County Attorney's office goes virtual after COVID outbreak

Jan 11, 2021 Staff rushed to make the move over the weekend.
Gov. Doug Ducey delivers the annual State of the State address online due to COVID-19. Jan. 11, 2021

Gov. Ducey touts pandemic response, promises focus on education and tax cuts in annual address

Jan 11, 2021 The governor delivered his address virtually rather than in front of the state legislature.
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

UA to start vaccinations Jan. 22

Jan 11, 2021 The university will be the primary place for educators to get vaccines in Pima County.
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Arizona COVID-19 deaths exceed 10,000, cases pass 600,000

Jan 11, 2021 Arizona and Rhode Island are tied for the worst COVID-19 diagnosis rate in the country
A health care worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Banner - University Medicine North on Dec. 17, 2020.

Half of Arizona counties in phase 1B for vaccines

Jan 10, 2021 About 2% of the residents have been 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 11,021 new COVID-19 cases, 105 more deaths

Jan 10, 2021 Pima County reported 1,555 new cases with 44 deaths
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 237 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more deaths

Jan 9, 2021 Weekend lockdowns extend through Jan. 25
Members of the Arizona state Legislature meet at the Senate Building.

Arizona Legislature kicks off 2021 session amid virus surge

Jan 9, 2021 Republicans retain control of both chambers
The Tucson Unified School District building.

TUSD educators to get vaccine soon

Jan 9, 2021 Roll out scheduled to start Jan. 19
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona tops COVID-19 marks of 10,000 deaths, 600,000 cases

Jan 9, 2021 State remains a coronavirus hotspot

Arizona unemployment goes in opposite directions

Jan 9, 2021 More than 100,000 Arizona residents received unemployment benefits to end the year.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Tucson remembers deadly Safeway shooting, vaccine rollout charges forward

Jan 8, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 8.
A neon open sign is illuminated in the storefront of a business on North 4th Avenue. January 2021.

Tucson tourism and business leaders search for ways to rebound in 2021

Jan 8, 2021 Tony Paniagua reports.
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

Banner – UMC gives update on COVID vaccine distribution

Jan 8, 2021 A discussion with the hospital's physician executive, Dr. Joshua Lee.

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