Arizona reports 3-week high of 940 new COVID-19 cases, with 12 deaths
Apr 2, 2021, 8:28 AM
PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials reported a three-week high of 940 new coronavirus cases on Friday along with 12 additional deaths from COVID-19.
The Arizona Department of Health Services said 120 of the new cases were from one lab reporting a backlog spanning the entire pandemic. However, Friday’s case update was the highest since March 12, with or without the backlog.
The state’s latest documented totals were 843,132 COVID-19 infections and 16,989 fatalities, according to the ADHS COVID-19 dashboard.
The dashboard also showed that 3,474,738 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, with 2,195,229 people (30.5% of the state’s population) having received at least one shot and 1,380,430 people fully vaccinated.
The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 inpatients in the state’s hospitals fell to 572 on Thursday, second-fewest since Oct. 4. The number of ICU beds used by COVID-19 patients dropped to 152, the fewest since Oct. 12.
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The state health department’s daily updates present case, death and testing data after the state receives statistics and confirms them, which can lag by several days or more. They don’t represent the actual activity over the past 24 hours.
The hospitalization data posted each morning is reported electronically the previous evening by hospitals across the state.
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COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has no impact on some people and is seriously debilitating or fatal for others. Infected people without symptoms — which include but are not limited to cough, fever and difficulty breathing — are capable of spreading the virus.
Diagnostic testing is available at hundreds of locations across Arizona and should be sought out by anybody with symptoms or who may have been exposed to an infected person. Information about locations, schedules and registration can be found on the Department of Health Services website.
All adults are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines from state-run sites and other providers in Maricopa County, with the minimum age at 16 for the Pfizer shot and 18 for Moderna or Johnson & Johnson versions.
Appointments at the five state-run mass vaccination sites for the following week are made available every Friday at 11 a.m., but they don’t last long.
For details about statewide vaccine availability, the ADHS website has a vaccine-finder page with a map of locations and information about registration and eligibility.
For information about metro Phoenix vaccine availability, Maricopa County Public Health has an interactive map that lists pharmacies, government-run sites, health clinics and pop-up distribution events.
