
Arizona’s new coronavirus testing data on April 8 showed 2,726 confirmed cases, 80 deaths, and 151 new cases
After more than a week of “stay at home order”, the effects of isolation are gradually showing. The diagnosis rate dropped to 6%. Confronting this number is a mixed bag. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services...
After more than a week of "stay at home order", the effects of isolation are gradually showing. The diagnosis rate dropped to 6%. Confronting this number is a mixed bag.
Arizona cases of COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, now exceed 2,700, with 80 known deaths, according to new numbers released Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Health Services. The total number of confirmed cases is 2,726, an increase of 151, or 6%, from Tuesday, when the state reported 2,575 confirmed cases and 73 deaths, according to the latest state data. The percentage growth in this case is lower compared to previous days.
Confirmed cases in Maricopa County are now approaching 1,600.
The number of confirmed cases in Arizona may be much higher than the official number. People have reported trouble getting tested, as health professionals face confusion about who should be tested and a lack of testing supplies.
As of Wednesday morning, Maricopa has recorded 37 COVID-19 related deaths. There have been 15 known deaths in Pima and 14 in Coconino, according to their respective county websites. Navajo and Mohave each reported one death, both in their 60s with underlying health conditions.
Maricopa County with 1559 cases.
Navajo County with 240 cases.
Pinal County with 124 cases.
Coconino County with 186 cases.
Pima County with 464 cases.
Graham County with 2 cases.
Yavapai County with 58 cases
Santa Cruz County with 6 cases
Cochise County with 9 cases
Yuma County with 14 cases
Apache County with 34 cases
Mohave County with 23 cases
La Paz with 3 cases
Gila County with 3 case
Greenlee County with 1 case
Nearly 35,000 people tested across the state
Maricopa County’s health department provided more details about its cases. The state's database shows there are 1,559 cases in the county.
From Tuesday to Wednesday, confirmed cases increased by 62.
51% for men and 49% for women.
As of Tuesday, 77 cases and 13 deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities.
>38 people under 19 have tested positive.
> People aged 20 to 44 account for 39% of positive cases, followed by those aged 45-64 at 36% and those over 65 at 23%.
20%, or 318 cases, have been hospitalized. That's 30 more cases than Tuesday.
> 7%, or 103 cases, are in intensive care units. That’s nine more cases than Tuesday.
As you get older, your likelihood of being hospitalized or in the intensive care unit increases. Among people aged 20-44, 59 people are hospitalized, including 15 in intensive care units. For people aged 45-64, 113 people are hospitalized, 39 of whom are in intensive care units. Among people over 65, 145 are hospitalized and 49 are in the ICU.
37 people died in Maricopa County. Among them, 8 are aged between 45-64 years old, and 29 are over 65 years old.
Data provided by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center show that on April 8, there were more than 400,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The United States has reported more than 12,000 deaths and 22,000 recoveries. There are more than 1.4 million confirmed cases worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins. The United States has more confirmed cases than any other country.
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