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This is a regularly updated story with the latest information about coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and not just for February 2, 2021.
PHOENIX – Health officials in Arizona reported 2,938 new coronavirus cases and 238 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday.
It was the first daily report with less than 3,000 new cases since December 29, but the highest death rate since January 21.
The state’s documented totals moved to 765,083 infections and 13,362 deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard.
While key indicators indicate that the massive wave in Arizona, which began in November, is receding, the virus remains spread across the state.
The number of hospitalized patients confirmed or suspected of COVID-19 in Arizona fell on Monday to 3,513, the lowest since December 10. The number of ICU beds used by COVID-19 patients has dropped to 944, the lowest since December 21.
At the national level, patients with COVID-19 took over 40% of all inpatient beds and 52% of all intensive care beds on Monday. In general, hospital beds were at 90% capacity and intensive care beds at 88%.
The weekly positive percentage in Arizona for testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19, an indicator of how widespread the virus is in the community, has declined, but remains at a substantial level.
Of the 119,808 people tested last week, 16% received a positive result, the lowest rate before Thanksgiving and the fourth consecutive weekly decline.
Official positivity rates are based on the time of sampling, not the time they are reported, so the percentage in recent weeks may fluctuate as laboratories are tested and the results are documented by the state.
Since Monday’s update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Arizona has continued to lead the nation in average per capita cases over the past seven days and has dropped to 3rd in deaths behind Alabama and Iowa.
The seven-day average for the Department of Health’s recently reported coronavirus cases was 4,892.86 months, according to a follow-up by The Associated Press, the lowest mark since December 4th. in the last week, it was 126.43, the second lowest since January 7.
Daily state updates present case, death, and test data after the state receives and confirms statistics, which may remain for a few days or more. It is not the actual activity of the last 24 hours.
Hospitalization data posted each morning is reported electronically in the previous evening by 100 hospitals across the state, as required in the executive order.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has no impact on some and is severely debilitating or fatal to others. Asymptomatic infected people – which include, but are not limited to, cough, fever, and difficulty breathing – are able to spread the virus.
Diagnostic testing is available in hundreds of locations in Arizona and should be looked for by anyone with symptoms or who may have been exposed to an infected person. Information about locations, times and registration can be found on the website of the Department of Health Services.
The department also has a vaccine search page with an asset map, a location map and registration information.
Below are the latest developments on Tuesday about the coronavirus pandemic across the country, country and world:
- The Navajo Nation reported 82 new cases of coronavirus and 12 additional deaths to bring the documented total to 28,471 infections and 1,032 deaths.
- Nearly 60 percent of Arizona’s COVID-19 vaccine supply was administered, the state health department said, a big leap from a week earlier.
- Globally, there have been approximately 103.5 million COVID-19 cases and 2.24 million deaths since Tuesday morning, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. The figures for the US were about 26.32 million cases and 443,000 deaths.