Health

As of Tuesday morning, the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory and commercial labs have tested 19,371 people in Arizona for COVID-19.

“Why isn’t this available in the US? I went to urgent care yesterday, only to learn they don’t do coronavirus testing …”

The United States now has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world, with over 156,000 positive cases nationwide.

One of the country’s largest non-profit hospital chains is curbing access to PPE for nurses and doctors on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“People are not going to die if they don’t get their hair or nails done. That’s absolutely absurd.”

CBP will not release information about staff with COVID-19 to the public.

“Lowering the number of people being released each morning and reporting back to jail each night will reduce the risk of spread of COVID-19…”

Brittaney Jo Lehman and her husband, of Rochester, Minnesota, ended up booking a $17,000 charter for a seven-person flight.

Instead of halting water shutoffs, Phoenix implemented new water restrictions for customers who can’t pay their bills during the coronavirus pandemic.

Notification did not begin until Friday, after one of the three coronavirus-positive Sky Harbor employees died of COVID-19.

The city said the officer was on vacation, developed symptoms, and has not returned to work for more than two weeks.

6,600 Arizonans have been tested for the virus. With a population of nearly 7.2 million, that means .092 percent of Arizonans have been tested.

“Every time you hear someone cough, it’s like a gunshot went off.”

Yet Arizona currently does not have the hospital bed capacity to handle a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations.

“At this time there are just not enough tests for everyone who wants one,” said Dr. Cara Christ, director of the state Department of Health Services.

Nearly 140 women will be moved from Perryville prison to facilities at Hickman’s Family Farms so that the egg company has workers during the pandemic.

These places need masks, respirators, gloves, hand sanitizer and more.

Meanwhile, the hospital is curbing the use of face masks and N95 respirators among front-line health care workers.

People affected by COVID-19 will not be evicted for the next 120 days.

Ten more Navajo Nation community members tested positive today. Then 10 more tested positive.

Yesterday, Ducey said Arizona is “not the same as other states.” Hours later, Pima County officials announced a third person died from COVID-19.

We spoke with 18 Valley residents about how they’re adjusting to our new reality. Here are their stories in their own words.