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Arizona sets hospitalization high amid surge in virus cases

More than 4.500 COVID-19-related hospitalizations sets new bar

Ducey tries to streamline vaccine delivery

The governor issued an executive order to make distribution more efficient.

Navajo Nation reports 153 new virus cases, four more deaths

Numbers are dropping but worries about holiday surge persist

Arizona corrections system plans 2nd round of inmate testing

43,000 inmates have been tested since March - 6,411 positive

People 75 and older get higher Arizona vaccination priority

More than half a million Arizonans qualify

COVID-19 patients fill more than half of Arizona ICU beds

A record 988 patients are filling ICU beds statewide

Total COVID-19 cases in Arizona now more than 500,000

Pandemic shows no signs of abating

Arizona reports 6th day of over 100 virus deaths in 9 days

Many hospital are operating above normal capacity

Ducey still not doing enough, says Banner top clinical leader

The state's largest health care chain is over capacity at several facilities.

New state benchmarks mean bars, restaurants can stay open

Relaxed rules were enacted last week with little notice.

Arizona to receive fewer vaccine doses than expected next week, health department says

The state will receive about 30,000 fewer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines than expected for the week of Dec. 20.

Banner-Phoenix morgue overflows with COVID-19 dead

Hospital calls on refrigerated trucks as the pandemic grows.

COVID-19 vaccine came quickly, but not at the expense of safety, expert says

A conversation with Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the University of Arizona.

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