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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 January 30, 2021.
PHOENIX – Health officials in Arizona reported 5,119 new coronavirus cases and 76 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday.
The state’s documented totals have risen to 753,379 infections and 13,098 deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard.
Since Friday’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 slipped behind Alabama in 2nd place in deaths.
Key measures indicate that the massive growth in Arizona, which began in November, has peaked, reflecting national trends, but the virus remains spread across the state.
The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients in Arizona fell to 3,828 on Friday, the lowest since December 20.
Nationally, patients with COVID-19 took over 44% of all inpatient beds and 55% of all intensive care beds on Friday. In general, hospital beds were 90% full and intensive care beds were at 92% capacity.
Arizona’s weekly positive test for COVID-19, an indicator of the extent of the virus’s spread in the community, has declined but remains at a substantial level.
Of the 72,626 people tested so far this week, 17% received a positive result, which would be the fourth consecutive weekly decline. For 154,860 people tested last week, the positive rate is 19%.
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.
The seven-day average of coronavirus cases recently reported by the health department was 5,745.57 for Friday, according to a follow-up by The Associated Press, the second lowest mark since December 31. up to 145.86.
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 the previous evening by 100 hospitals across the state, as required by 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, programs and registration can be found on the website of the Department of Health Services.
The department also has a vaccine search page with a map of active and pending locations and registration information.
Below are the latest developments on Friday about the coronavirus pandemic across the country, country and world:
- Globally, there have been approximately 102.17 million COVID-19 cases and 2.21 million deaths since Friday morning, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. The figures for the US were about 25.93 million cases and 436,839 deaths.