Arizona reports 675 cases, no deaths
Arizona reported 675 new COVID-19 cases and no new known deaths on Monday as case averages remain relatively low but slightly higher than late March.
Arizona’s seven-day case rate per 100,000 people ranked 45th on Sunday among all states and territories, after ranking first and second for much of January, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID Data Tracker.
The states with a lower case rate over the past seven days were Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Mississippi, Hawaii, California, Alabama and Arkansas. Arizona ranked 51st among 60 states and territories on March 28, but its rank has gone up.
The state’s seven-day average for new reported COVID-19 cases rose Monday to 761, partially bumped up because of an addition of old cases on Friday. It was 631 last Monday, per state data. The average had reached as high as 9,800 in January.
The state’s seven-day death rate per 100,000 people ranked 20th in the nation as of Sunday, per the CDC.
The COVID-19 death rate in Arizona since the pandemic began is 234 deaths per 100,000 people as of Sunday, according to the CDC, putting it sixth in the country in a state ranking that separates New York City from New York state. The U.S. average is 168 deaths per 100,000 people as of Sunday, the CDC said.
New York City has the highest death rate, at 378 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Mississippi.
Arizona’s case rate per 100,000 people since the pandemic began also ranks sixth nationwide as of Sunday.
Arizona’s known COVID-19 death count remained at 17,086, as no deaths were reported on Monday. Few new deaths are typically reported on Mondays.
A total of 850,236 COVID-19 cases have been identified across the state. February, March and April have seen relatively lower case reports. Thirtythree of the past 36 days’ reported cases have been under 1,000.
The Arizona data dashboard shows 85% of all ICU beds and 87% of all inpatient beds in the state were in use Sunday, with 9% of ICU beds and 6% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, 260 ICU beds and 1,109 non-ICU beds were available.
The total number of patients hospitalized in Arizona for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was 552 on Sunday, up from 532 on Saturday and far below the record 5,082 inpatients on Jan. 11.
The number of patients with suspected or known COVID-19 in ICUs across Arizona was at 148 on Sunday, about the same as Saturday and far below the record high of 1,183 on Jan. 11.
Arizonans with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 on ventilators tallied 72 on Sunday, up from 60 on Saturday and well below the record high 821 reached on Jan. 13.
Sunday saw 911 patients in the emergency room for COVID-19, well below the Dec. 29 single-day record of 2,341 positive or suspected COVID-19 patients seen in emergency departments across the state.
Monday’s numbers
Reported cases in Arizona: 850,236. Cases since the outbreak began increased by 675, or 0.08%, from Sunday’s 849,561 identified cases. These daily cases are grouped by the date they are reported to the state health department, not by the date the tests were administered.
Cases by county: 528,888 in Maricopa, 113,764 in Pima, 50,276 in Pinal, 36,930 in Yuma, 22,324 in Mohave, 18,436 in Yavapai, 17,346 in Coconino, 15,998 in Navajo, 11,750 in Cochise, 11,256 in Apache, 7,875 in Santa Cruz, 6,853 in Gila, 5,521 in Graham, 2,450 in La Paz and 569 in Greenlee, according to state numbers.
The Navajo Nation reported 30,265 cases and 1,262 confirmed deaths in total as of Sunday. The Navajo Nation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
The Arizona Department of Corrections reported 12,254 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday, including 2,240 in Tucson, 2,025 in Eyman, 2,010 in Yuma, 1,303 in Lewis and 1,163 in Douglas; 43,654 inmates statewide have been tested. A total of 2,742 prison staff members have self-reported testing positive, the department said. Forty-three incarcerated people in Arizona have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19, with 10 additional deaths under investigation.
Deaths by county: 9,728 in Maricopa, 2,369 in Pima, 862 in Pinal, 824 in Yuma, 692 in Mohave, 523 in Navajo, 491 in Yavapai, 422 in Apache, 329 in Coconino, 282 in Cochise, 225 in Gila, 174 in Santa Cruz, 78 in La Paz, 77 in Graham and 10 in Greenlee.