A German aid worker is testing a French resident working in Germany to identify COVID-19 at the German-French border near Saarbrucken on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Germany announced on Sunday that travelers from the northeastern French region of Moselle will face Additional restrictions due to the high rate of coronavirus case variants there. (Photo by AP / Jean-Francois Badias)
This is a regularly updated story with the latest information about coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and not just for March 2, 2021.
PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials reported 849 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the lowest daily increase since Nov. 30, and 81 additional deaths from COVID-19.
The state’s documented totals were updated to 818,670 coronavirus infections and 16,060 deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard.
Many of the values used to measure the severity of the pandemic are the lowest since November or earlier.
The number of hospitalized patients confirmed or suspected of COVID-19 in state hospitals fell to 1,202 months, at least since November 7. November 15th.
Arizona’s weekly positive test for COVID-19, an indicator of how widespread the virus is in the community, is at a four-month low.
Of the 77,540 people tested last week, 7% received a positive result, the lowest rate since mid-October. The current week’s rate was 6% through 2,272 people.
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 for new reported coronavirus cases in the health department fell in the last week to 1,192.43 months, according to a follow-up by The Associated Press, the lowest weekly average since Oct. 30.
The seven-day average of recently reported deaths was 79.67 for the second day in a row.
After leading the nation in both categories earlier this year, Arizona is now in the middle of the pack between states and the District of Columbia in terms of the rate of new cases, but remains near the top in terms of deaths.
In Monday’s update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Arizona was sixth in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita in the past seven days and 26th in cases.
The Arizona Department of Health’s daily 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 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 could 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.
For information on vaccine availability at the state level, the ADHS website has a vaccine search page with a map of locations and registration information.
Below are the latest developments on Tuesday about the coronavirus pandemic across the country, country and world:
- The Arizona Department of Health Services will begin scheduling adults 55 and older at two COVID-19 vaccination sites starting at noon.
- The Arizona Department of Health reported that 1,857,741 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state, an increase of 39,923 days a day, with 1,241,787 people receiving at least one stroke.
- Globally, there have been approximately 114.5 million COVID-19 cases and 2.54 million deaths since Tuesday morning, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. The figures for the US were about 28.66 million cases and 514,000 deaths.