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At-home COVID test kit distribution at Abrams Public Health Center on Tuesday

Jan 4, 2022 The Pima County Health Department and El Rio Community Health Center will have 3,000 kits available between 1 and 7 p.m.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports another big jump of COVID cases, 125 deaths

Jan 1, 2022 More than 8,000 cases reported in a single day.

Arizona court upholds decision to not release COVID records

Jan 1, 2022 An appeals court says not all COVID records are public.
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Arizona reports 7,720 more COVID cases, most in a year

Dec 31, 2021 The number is more than double Arizona’s latest seven-day rolling average of daily new cases.
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.

Flagstaff hotel cancels pine cone drops due to virus threat

Dec 30, 2021 Close to 6,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday in Arizona.
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Arizona reports 3,411 additional COVID cases, 27 more deaths

Dec 29, 2021 Virus related hospitalizations are down.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona hospital official: Avoid New Year's gatherings

Dec 28, 2021 The state added nearly 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Arizona stadium, home field for the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.

Update: Arizona Bowl canceled

Dec 27, 2021 Boise State pulled out of the game due to the number of players with COVID.
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.

New Arizona COVID-19 cases over 7,600 due to holiday lag

Dec 27, 2021 Daily numbers will be high for the next few days as reporting catches up after Christmas break.
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Arizona reports 3,808 new COVID-19 cases, another 72 deaths

Dec 24, 2021 More than 2,000 people are in the hospital with COVID-19.
A sculpture outside of the University of Arizona's Main Library is donned with a face mask.

University of Arizona reports first seven omicron variant cases

Dec 21, 2021 The university said the variant was found "within the Tucson campus community," but would not say if the cases involved students or staff.
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.

First case of Omicron variant confirmed in Pima County

Dec 16, 2021 The Pima County Health Department said the person tested positive for COVID-19 in Tucson in early December.
A Pima County correctional officer glances inside a cell at the county jail.

Pima County Attorney's Office will not prosecute minor drug possession cases

Dec 15, 2021 Policy from start of the pandemic is revived as vaccination rate levels off and COVID cases spread inside the jail
A sign outside the east entrance to Banner University Medicine directing visitors and patients to the emergency room.

Banner says Tucson hospital pushed to capacity

Dec 14, 2021 "If the forecasted trend continues, we will soon be unable to meet the health care demands of Arizonans," chief clinical officer warns.
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

Justices asked to let Arizona enforce ban on some abortions

Dec 14, 2021 The request from Attorney General Mark Brnovich comes as the high court is weighing rolling back abortion rights nationwide.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona: Over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases for 12th day in a row

Dec 12, 2021 Nineteen deaths were also added.

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