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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivers his 2020 State of the State address, Jan. 13, 2020.

Ducey to deliver 'state of the state' speech virtually

Jan 4, 2021 The plan is to limit the spread of COVID-19
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Arizona reports more than 5,100 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

Jan 4, 2021 More than 850 news cases in Pima County, nearly 80 in Cochise County
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County's COVID-19 costs keep growing

Jan 4, 2021 Federal money for the pandemic has run out.
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 hits new daily high in COVID-19 cases, more than 2,200 in Pima County

Jan 3, 2021 Hospital beds also remain in very short supply
Kathy Hoffman won the election for Arizona superintendent for public instruction.

Ducey rejects request for 2-week school 'quarantine'

Jan 2, 2021 Governor rejects recommendation of state Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust

Jan 2, 2021 Suspicion difficult to overcome
A handout image from Banner Health shows a health care worker in one of the hospital's COVID-19 units.

Health officials: Arizona COVID-19 triage care again likely

Jan 1, 2021 Surging Coronavirus cases crowding intensive care units.
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Arizona starts 2021 with over 10K virus cases, 151 deaths

Jan 1, 2021 Surge continues into the new year with hospital beds in short supply
Coronavirus pandemic is causing prolonged closures for Navajo Nation gaming sites

Navajo Nation casinos to lay off more than 1,100

Dec 31, 2020 Lack of revenue caused by prolonged closures
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona sets hospitalization high amid surge in virus cases

Dec 31, 2020 More than 4.500 COVID-19-related hospitalizations sets new bar
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Ducey tries to streamline vaccine delivery

Dec 30, 2020 The governor issued an executive order to make distribution more efficient.
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 153 new virus cases, four more deaths

Dec 30, 2020 Numbers are dropping but worries about holiday surge persist
A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Arizona corrections system plans 2nd round of inmate testing

Dec 30, 2020 43,000 inmates have been tested since March - 6,411 positive
COVID19

Arizona reports over 5K additional COVID-19 cases, 78 deaths

Dec 30, 2020 Hospitalizations are at a record high
File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

Burdened Arizona hospitals turn away ambulances, transfers

Dec 29, 2020 Demand is outpacing capacity
Pediatricians are concerned that most Arizona children have missed routine vaccinations.

People 75 and older get higher Arizona vaccination priority

Dec 29, 2020 More than half a million Arizonans qualify

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