Coronavirus, Archive - Arizona coronavirus coverage

A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

News roundup: Primary election underway in AZ, UA group wants to unionize

Aug 4, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 4.

Tucson moves ahead with public Wi-Fi

Aug 3, 2020 Access points funded by pandemic relief funds will serve neighborhoods without broadband.

A group hangs out in the shade in Santa Rita Park in Tucson.

Report predicts state homelessness to rise with the unemployment rate

Aug 3, 2020 A 16 to 29% increase in the rate of homelessness in Arizona is possible, if the unemployment rate continues to grow

Daily news roundup: Primary election almost here, voter safety measures in place

Aug 3, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, August 3.

Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

Where the Constitution and COVID-19 intersect

Aug 3, 2020 A group of law professors at the UA explore constitutional law in the pandemic.

[Orange choropleth map of Arizona counties showing rate of COVID-19 cases per 100k people, for the week ending Aug. 1]

News roundup: Grijalva tests positive for COVID-19, border wall construction, UA reopening plan

Aug 1, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 1

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019.

Rep. Grijalva self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19

Aug 1, 2020 The Southern Arizona congressman said he was not experiencing symptoms.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Arizona Board of Supervisor Chair Larry Penley over Zoom on July 28, 2020.

ABOR issues guidance for universities ahead of new school year

Jul 31, 2020 A discussion with Arizona Board of Regents Chair Larry Penley.

The University of Arizona Administration building.

Coalition concerned about UA furloughs, COVID-19 risks on campus

Jul 31, 2020 The Coalition for Academic Justice at the University of Arizona includes hundreds of faculty, staff and students.

UA rolls out new protocols to guard against pandemic

Jul 31, 2020 How the university plans to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spreading on campus.

The Cocopah and Quechan Indian tribes donated ventilators they received from the Strategic National Stockpile to Yuma Regional Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic May 14, 2020.

Yuma County tribes use messaging, testing to beat back COVID-19 amid surge

Jul 31, 2020 Fort Yuma Health Center said the start of the surge was "scary," but they were prepared.

Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Daily news roundup: State single-day record for COVID-19 deaths, Pima County ups contact tracing

Jul 30, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 30.

Gov. Doug Ducey at July 30 update on Arizona's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ducey says the state's not responsible for covering loss of federal unemployment help

Jul 30, 2020 The federal benefit is set to expire this week, and Ducey says it's up to Congress to act.

The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA to have full-size classes after Labor Day

Jul 30, 2020 Classes will begin online but quickly transition.

A crane rises above the construction site for a new Hilton Hotel across from the Cathedral St. Augustine.

Pandemic, economic downturn have yet to stop downtown Tucson development

Jul 30, 2020 Developers are putting their money on the appeal of dense urban living outlasting the pandemic.

Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Arizona universities preparing to reopen amid pandemic

Jul 30, 2020 The chair of the Board of Regents says all campuses are prepared to respond if new outbreaks happen.

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