1. News
  2. Coronavirus

More Coronavirus Stories

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.
COVID19

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.
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 3,506 additional COVID cases, 18 more deaths

Only 6% of inpatient beds were available as of Tuesday.
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 3,022 more COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths

The Department of Health Services reported that the number of COVID hospitalizations reached a 10-month high.
COVID19

Arizona reports 3,820 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths

The latest numbers pushed Arizona’s totals to 1,292,054 cases and 22,589 known deaths since the pandemic began.

Selected Archive Filters

Coronavirus
Back to Top
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona