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Drivers are screened at a Walgreens COVID-19 testing site in Tucson, April 21. Tucson was chosen as one of 15 locations nationwide for the expansion of drive-thru testing sites by Walgreens.

'We are nowhere near having this under control,' UA epidemiologist says

Jul 9, 2020 Arizona's high COVID-19 percent positivity rate indicates the virus is uncontained.
A woman speaks to someone in a vehicle seeking a COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing site set up at Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

Pima County moves to 'dramatically' expand contact tracing

Jul 7, 2020 The county signed with a health care contractor to ramp up its efforts.
Two shoppers wear masks in a Tucson grocery store.

Pima County health officials outline holiday weekend precautions

Jul 2, 2020 Face masks and social distancing are a must for July 4 gatherings.
File photo of a hospital hallway.

Pima County hospitals near capacity

Jul 1, 2020 The county reports more than 90% of ICU beds are in use.
A sign outside of a hospital in Douglas in 2011.

As Arizona cases surge, health care workers suffer 'emotional exhaustion'

Jul 1, 2020 Hordes of new patients, short-staffed hospitals and increased politicization are weighing on front-line workers.
Toiletries and clothes at the Youth On Their Own Store in Tucson, June 2019. Homeless students enrolled in the program have free access to these and other resources.

Local social services try to find their feet as COVID-19 cases surge

Jul 1, 2020 Pandemic causes lapses in communication and increases instability for those experiencing homelessness or abuse.
The bright sun sets behind some trees near Soleng Tom Elementary School on Tucson's east side.

Isolation and increasing temps can be deadly combo for seniors

Jun 30, 2020 Research into climate change impacts show higher temperatures and social isolation can be deadly.
A Red Cross blood donation.

Community blood drive offers COVID-19 antibody test

Jun 30, 2020 Blood donors are needed during the pandemic, and Tucsonans can get an antibody test at the same time.
Enrique Clausen

With random calls, Sonora hopes to rout out COVID-19 cases

Jun 29, 2020 Residents of Sonora will start getting calls from the government seeking health information.
Dr. Richard Carmona and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins sit at a news briefing on opening the UA campus, May 20, 2020

UA President Robbins says if he had to reopen the university today, he wouldn't

Jun 25, 2020 The surge of COVID-19 cases is concerning University of Arizona officials.
The administration building for Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse.

Domestic abuse center won't turn away those with COVID-19

Jun 25, 2020 Emerge! CEO says they're relying more on solitary shelter spaces to encourage social distancing.
Gov. Doug Ducey gives a June 25 update on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ducey implores Arizonans to be safer, stay home, but doesn't require it

Jun 25, 2020 The governor acknowledged the spread and impact of COVID-19 will worsen, but only gave recommendations for safe practices.
A Black Lives Matter mural painted by Robbie Lee Harris June 2020 at Tucson's Rialto Theatre.

You may know how you feel about a social issue, but have you asked yourself why?

Jun 25, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A Tucson nurse on being a coronavirus survivor; the stage lights are back on at Invisible Theatre; and a look back at the cinematic paradox of "La Jetée".
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Elective medical procedures are still on in Arizona, for now

Jun 22, 2020 Local hospitals are preparing for a wave of COVID-19 patients from the current surge in 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.

Arizona coronavirus spike continues

Jun 20, 2020 Statewide case total nears 50,000 as hospitalizations and ventilator use rise sharply.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wears a face mask during a news conference in Phoenix on June 18, 2020.

Former ADHS director advocating for statewide mask requirement

Jun 19, 2020 Will Humble has been vocal in his criticism of how the state is handling the current surge in COVID-19 cases.

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