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

Arizona reports 3,686 additional COVID-19 cases, 143 deaths

Hospitals statewide had 2,569 virus patients occupying inpatient beds as of Thursday.
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

The Pima County Health Department said the person tested positive for COVID-19 in Tucson in early December.
A handout image from Banner Health shows a health care worker in one of the hospital's COVID-19 units.

Arizona rural hospitals asking feds for COVID-19 staffing

The state Department of Health Services put in requests for medical staffing for at least seven rural hospitals.
A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

DHS explores COVID-19 vaccine services at the border

DHS says it’s looking to award a short-term contract to provide vaccine services to non-U.S. citizens at points along the Southwest border.
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

Surcharge for unvaccinated Pima County employees challenged

A law enforcement union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $45 health insurance surcharge on Pima County employees who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine.
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

Policy from start of the pandemic is revived as vaccination rate levels off and COVID cases spread inside the jail
Caution over the coronavirus is expected to last for a while.

COVID-19 creating another holiday of concern

Omicron variant and vaccination worries are making gatherings difficult again.
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

"If the forecasted trend continues, we will soon be unable to meet the health care demands of Arizonans," chief clinical officer warns.

Researcher: More could be done to protect farmworkers from COVID-19

For the study, more than 30 farm workers in Sonora and Baja California were interviewed from mid- to late-2020.
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 2,391 new COVID-19 cases but no deaths

Hospitals are more crowded because of large numbers of patients being treated for non-virus-related reasons.
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

Nineteen deaths were also added.
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Arizona reports 3,775 additional COVID cases, 74 more deaths

Hospitalizations remain at near peak level.

Bill to extend deadline for tribal use of CARES Act funds has passed the House

The date proposed in the bill moves the deadline to use CARES Act funds from the end of 2021 to December 2022.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 3,924 additional COVID cases, 93 more deaths

The rolling average of cases and deaths continues to rise.
Hospital emergency room entrance.

Arizona hospitals strained by COVID

Hospital crowding in Arizona reaches pandemic high
Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Health officials confirm 1st case of coronavirus's omicron variant in Arizona

The variant was detected in Yavapai County.

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