Emergency paramedic Mandy Fleck develops a Biontech / Pfizer Crown vaccine syringe in Emsleben, Germany, on March 10, 2021. (Matthias Bein / dpa via AP)
This is a regularly updated story with the latest information on coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and beyond March 10, 2021.
PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials reported 830 new coronavirus cases and an additional 78 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The daily update of cases has now been kept below 1,000 for three consecutive days for the first time from a stretch from 21 to 24 October. The deaths were the first reported since Sunday and overshadowed the combined total of the previous four days.
The state’s documented total was upgraded to 828,630 coronavirus infections and 16,404 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services ’COVID-19 board.
The key state metrics used to assess the severity of the pandemic continue to improve and are the lowest they have been in months and more than 20% of the Arizona population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The ADHS panel showed that 2,251,363 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the state, a day-to-day increase of 53,987, with 1,442,915 people (20.1% of the population of COVID-19). the state) who have received at least one shot.
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 confirmed or suspected in state hospitals declined to 868 on Tuesday, the lowest since Oct. 26.
Arizona’s weekly positive percentage for diagnostic tests for COVID-19, an indicator of how widespread the virus is in the community, reached a five-month low.
Of the 77,104 people tested last week, 5% received a positive result, the lowest positivity percentage since early October. The rate of 9,560 people this week was 6%.
Official positivity rates are based on when samples are taken, not when they are reported, so the percentage in recent weeks may fluctuate as labs catch up on testing. and the state documents the results.
Daily updates from the Arizona Department of Health present case, death, and test data after the state receives and confirms statistics, which can be delayed for several days or more. They do not represent the actual activity during the last 24 hours.
Hospitalization data released each morning is reported electronically the previous evening to hospitals across the state, as required by executive order.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has no impact on some people and is severely debilitating or deadly to others. Asymptomatic infected people, which include, among other things, cough, fever, and difficulty breathing, are able to spread the virus.
Diagnostic tests are available at hundreds of sites across Arizona and should be looked for by anyone with symptoms or who may have been exposed to an infected person. Information on locations, times, and registration can be found on the Department of Health Services website.
For details on the state availability of COVID-19 vaccines, the ADHS website has a vaccine search page with a site map and information on registration and eligibility.
Below are Wednesday’s latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic across the state, the country and the world:
- The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Senate version of the $ 1.9 trillion COVID relief package without a Republican vote and sent the bill, which includes $ 1,400 to the majority in the North. Americans, to President Joe Biden.
- The Navajo nation reported 13 new cases of coronavirus and an additional death, bringing the total to 29,900 infections and 1,205 fatalities.
- Arizona health experts have reacted differently to the new guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for people completely vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and his top health official said they regret that people have struggled to make an appointment with the vaccine and work to make it as easy as possible.
- The Navajo nation on Wednesday announced plans for a “soft reopening” for businesses as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decrease and vaccinations increase.
- Globally, there were about 117.69 million cases of COVID-19 and 2.61 million deaths as of Wednesday morning, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. figures were about 29.1 million cases and 527,000 deaths.