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Tall grass grows in a field in the White Mountains of Arizona.

White Mountain Apache Tribe to reinstate 10 p.m. curfew

Jul 22, 2021 After 12 new cases in 24 hours, the tribe will move to Phase 3 restrictions. It also canceled its upcoming fair and rodeo.

A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Banner to require COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Jul 20, 2021 The health care system is giving employees about three months to get 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 again reporting over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases

Jul 19, 2021 Cases have been over 1,000 for four of the last five days

Sign in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's lands urging tribal members to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe to launch vaccination incentive program

Jul 19, 2021 The tribe is offering $100 to members living in Arizona who are fully-vaccinated.

Arizona reports 980 new COVID-19 cases after 4 days of more than 1,000

Jul 18, 2021 State health officials had reported 1,945 new cases on Wednesday, 1,014 on Thursday, 1,251 on Friday and 1,152 on Saturday

Arizona sees over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for a 3rd day

Jul 16, 2021 The number of hospitalizations because of the virus have also been inching upward for the past week.

Nurses protest in front of St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson. July 14, 2021

Local nurses protest staffing shortages

Jul 14, 2021 Nurses at St. Mary's Hospital take to the streets to voice their concerns.

A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine on a man at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Tucson. March 2021.

Delta variant cases on the rise in Pima County

Jul 14, 2021 County health officials put the number of cases between 30-60

Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

More federal COVID-19 money for Arizona

Jul 12, 2021 Rural hospitals are getting millions from the federal government.

Two health care workers take a break at Tucson Medical Center during a COVID-19 vaccination event. January 2021.

Industries experiencing labor shortages in Arizona

Jul 9, 2021 The president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry says nurses are in high demand.

Spread of delta variant underscores importance of COVID vaccine

Jul 9, 2021 About 60% of eligible adults in Pima County are fully vaccinated against the disease.

Insects benefiting from early monsoon rains

Jul 8, 2021 Termites and mosquitoes are among those going through seasonal life cycles.

A man and woman wear masks as they walk in downtown Tucson. November 2020.

Pima County lifts COVID emergency

Jul 6, 2021 Most effects of the 2020 declaration were already cancelled by Gov. Ducey

Hundreds of Arizona blood donors needed amid urgent shortage

Jul 3, 2021 Blood drives canceled by because of the pandemic has continued to leave blood supplies low

A sign advertising free COVID-19 vaccines at a mobile vaccination unit operated by FEMA at Pima Community College's Desert Vista Campus on May 3, 2021.

Pima County making progress on COVID-19 vaccines

Jul 2, 2021 President Biden set a goal of a 70% vaccination rate by July 4.

The AZ Heroes study began with first responders and other essential workers.

AZ Heroes study adds to COVID vaccination report

Jul 2, 2021 The data details vaccine effectiveness among first responders and other essential workers.

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