On August 17, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Arizona in the United States exceeded 194,000, with 468 new cases and 0 new deaths article cover image
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On August 17, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Arizona in the United States exceeded 194,000, with 468 new cases and 0 new deaths

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The number of sick people in Arizona currently exceeds 194,000. Today there are 468 new cases of new coronavirus infection, 0 new deaths, and the total number of infections is 1,940...

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The number of sick people in Arizona currently exceeds 194,000. Today there are 468 new cases of new coronavirus infection, 0 new deaths, the total number of infections is 194,005, and the total number of deaths is 4,506! Checking the total number of people, it currently exceeds 1.349 million, and the number of daily tests is 0·740,000...The daily detection rate is 13.5%...The infection rate is 12%, and the detection rate of new crown patients exceeds 10%.

Yesterday's data showed 883 new cases and 14 new deaths, with a total number of infections of 193,537 and a total of 4,506 deaths! The number of hospitalized patients increased sharply, and the hospital bed occupancy rate increased from more than 70% to 80%. Everyone should stay at home as much as possible. At present, the new coronavirus has begun to spread in various communities. The Ministry of Health urges citizens to wear masks, wash hands, avoid crowded places, and take more and more complete safety isolation measures.

13%-20% of infected cases require hospitalization, of which 4% are admitted to the ICU. The number of ICU patients in the hospital has reached a record high in the past two weeks. Since May 15, the number of patients using ventilators in the hospital has tripled. Currently, the number of confirmed cases in Maricopa County has exceeded 129,562. All 15 Arizona counties have confirmed cases.

Maricopa: 129,562 Pinal: 8,777 Coconino: 3,188 Pima: 19,743 Navajo: 5,455 Yavapai: 2,160 Apache: 3,241 Cochise: 1,762 Graham: 602 Santa Cruz: 2,705 Yuma: 11,886 Gila: 1,002 Greenlee: 57 Mohave: 3,368 La Paz: 490

The area with the highest incidence in Greater Phoenix (data on 8/17)

The area with the highest incidence in Arizona

Total number of infections

Increase and proportion of deaths

Daily increase (highest on June 29 Recorded 5396 people)

The number of people tested daily exceeds 1.342 million, and the detection rate is 13.5%

Arizona hospital bed usage data, 80% of the beds are currently occupied

Self-testing link

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/index.html#cdc-chat-bot-open

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