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A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports nearly 9,400 more virus cases, 244 deaths

Jan 21, 2021 State continues to have worst diagnosis rate in the country

A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County faces COVID-19 vaccine shortage

Jan 20, 2021 Officials say there is about a week’s worth of vaccine left.

Arizona reports 4,845 new COVID-19 cases and 262 deaths

Jan 20, 2021 State again leads the nation in weekly COVID-19 infection rate

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.

UA vaccine site opens

Jan 19, 2021 The site will serve the education community in Pima County.

Health workers worry about COVID-19 impact on Cochise County farmworkers

Jan 19, 2021 Older adults and some frontline workers are getting vaccinated in Arizona, but essential sectors like farms still have a wait ahead

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 6,417 new COVID-19 cases

Jan 19, 2021 State and counties look to ramp up vaccinations

Signs posted in the Yuma Sector. In the background, a border vehicle barrier can be seen.

Yuma struggles to meet COVID-19 hospitalizations

Jan 18, 2021 Military nurses, tests coming to help hard-hit Arizona city

Arizona reports 8,715 additional COVID-19 cases, 208 deaths

Jan 16, 2021 State retains its worst-in-the-nation infection diagnosis rate

Too often, extra screen time before sleeping is incompatible with quality rest. "See Me Serene" is designed to be used as a relaxation tool.

Measuring Loneliness

Jan 15, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "See Me Serene" can add free positivity to your phone; The Cooper Center expands both online and in the desert; plus a song from Stories That Soar!

Front-line health care workers will be the first to receive the vaccine.

Pima County expands COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Jan 15, 2021 As counties across Arizona work to innoculate more people, vaccine availability remains a problem.

Pima County moves to Prioritized 1B for COVID-19 vaccines

Jan 14, 2021 More than 20,000 people signed up in a couple hours today.

Arizona to open 2nd state-run COVID-19 vaccination site

Jan 14, 2021 New vaccine eligibility coming next week for additional older Arizona residents

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

Pima County readies COVID-19 vaccine expansion

Jan 13, 2021 The county is preparing four additional vaccine sites.

Clinical officials of five Arizona Health care organizations conduct a virtual news conference on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic January 13, 2021 in Phoenix. Pictured are (left to right) Dr. Marjorie Bessel, Chief Clinical Officer, Banner Health; Dr. Alyssa Chapital, Hospital Medical Director, Mayo Clinic; Dr. Michael White, Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Valleywise Health; Dr. Keith Frey, Chief Medical Officer - Arizona Division, Dignity Health; and Dr. Stephanie Jackson, Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Value Officer, HonorHealth.

Hospital Officials push for mask mandate, remote learning.

Jan 13, 2021 Five clinical officials push back against Ducey's approach.

A handout image from Banner Health shows a health care worker in one of the hospital's COVID-19 units.

Possibility of COVID-19 triage care looms over Arizona hospitals

Jan 13, 2021 Physicians believe at least 1 in 10 people in Arizona is infected with the virus

People are urged to take a flu shot and the anti-COVID vaccine.

Flu and COVID running together in 2021

Jan 13, 2021 Doctors say the good news is flu cases are down sharply.

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