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The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA working on plans for spring semester

Nov 23, 2020 COVID-19 numbers will determine how the university teaches classes in the spring.
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Pima County top health official warns of 'sobering weeks ahead' with pandemic

Nov 23, 2020 County puts voluntary curfew in place for the rest of the year.
Margaret and Cathy Kay in January 2020, a few months before Margaret's death.

State officials discourage holiday gatherings for people in assisted living facilities

Nov 19, 2020 Officials continue to promote virtual visits and the role of designated essential visitors to keep morale up.
Gov. Doug Ducey at a Nov. 18, 2020 media briefing on the state's COVID-19 response.

Ducey offers guidance, no new restrictions in COVID-19 briefing

Nov 18, 2020 Ducey had not given a live briefing since Oct. 28.
Two shoppers wear masks in a Tucson grocery store.

Ducey issues COVID video

Nov 16, 2020 As cases rise, Ducey takes to social media.
A health care worker handles supplies needed to collect saliva to test for COVID-19 as part of Arizona State University's testing initiative.

COVID-19 testing available at Pima Community College

Nov 16, 2020 PCC, Pima County, and ASU are teaming up for drive-thru testing.
A screenshot of COVID-19 cases by day in Pima County as tracked by the Arizona Department of Health Services, as of Nov. 13, 2020. Previous numbers may change as cases are confirmed or investigated.

Pima County seeing 'alarming' rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

Nov 13, 2020 The county health department is urging the public to follow precautions, especially with the holidays approaching.
A Centers for Disease Control image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Pima County, state preparing COVID-19 vaccine plans

Nov 13, 2020 The Pfizer announcement that a vaccine may soon be available has put public focus on distribution.
Approximate area of the planned Rincon Neighborhood Hospital at the corner of Drexel and Houghton, scheduled to be completed in 2023.

TMC to build new hospital on Tucson's southeast side

Nov 10, 2020 The 60-bed facility is scheduled to open in 2023.
Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Arizona COVID-19 case counts reaching summer levels

Nov 10, 2020 As daily numbers continue to rise, the state has been silent on implementing any new restrictions.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

UA leaders praise students as COVID-19 numbers stay low

Nov 9, 2020 Most days see only single-digit numbers of new cases at the university.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Parties up, masks down at UA

Nov 2, 2020 Halloween was marked by student parties.
An epidemiologist says a new method of COVID-19 sampling uses salt water to collect material from the back of the throat, the same place where a nasal swab would capture cells.

New COVID sampling method as easy as gargling mouthwash

Oct 29, 2020 The newly developed method is in its preliminary stages and has been tried on the UA campus.
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ in an Oct. 27 YouTube video on the upward trend of COVID-19 cases in Arizona.

Small gatherings appear to be causing COVID-19 increase, state health director says

Oct 28, 2020 Arizona cases have increased 57% in the last month.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Pima County struggles with contact tracing

Oct 26, 2020 COVID-19 cases are rising, and the county needs the public’s help.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA president urges caution over Halloween

Oct 26, 2020 Robbins also says the financial hit from COVID-19 has not been as bad as expected.

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