Arizona has 13,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 679 deaths

Arizona cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, now exceed 13,600, with 679 known deaths, according to numbers released on Saturday by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Arizona’s total identified cases rose to 13,631 on Saturday, according to the most recent state figures.

That’s an increase of 462 confirmed cases, or 3.5%, since Friday when the state reported 13,169 identified cases and 651 deaths.

The number of confirmed cases reported each day has risen steadily over the past week as more testing has taken place.

Deaths have also spiked over the past week, although many occurred in previous weeks and are just being added to the system now because of reporting lags and a new death certificate surveillance process. The number of deaths reported each day represents the additional known deaths identified by the Health Department that day, but they are often not identified on the actual death date and could have occurred weeks prior.

According to the department’s data, the dates with the most deaths in a single day so far are April 19 and April 20, with 22 deaths each.

Maricopa County’s confirmed cases exceed 7,000, according to state numbers. The number of Arizona cases likely is higher than official numbers because of limits on supplies and available tests. The state announced April 23 that anyone who believes they could be infected can now get tested.

The latest Arizona data

As of Saturday morning, the state reported death totals from these counties: 319 in Maricopa, 157 in Pima, 64 in Coconino, 48 in Navajo, 31 in Pinal, 27 in Mohave, 20 in Apache, five in Yavapai and four in Yuma.

La Paz County officials reported two deaths and Gila officials reported one death as of Saturday, although the state site listed the two counties and Cochise County as just having fewer than three deaths. Greenlee, Graham and Santa Cruz counties each reported no deaths.

Overall, Arizona has 189.6 cases and 9.44 deaths per 100,000 residents, according to state data.

The scope of the outbreak differs by county. Maricopa County has 162.5 cases and 7.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, and Pima has 170.5 cases and 15.03 deaths per 100,000 residents.

Coconino has 569.7 cases and 43.46 deaths per 100,000 residents, and Navajo has 1,097.3 cases and 42.54 deaths per 100,000 residents.