Arizona reports 750 new COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths
Arizona reported 750 new COVID-19 cases and no new known deaths Monday as measures for the disease’s spread remain relatively stable over recent weeks.
Arizona’s seven-day case rate per 100,000 people ranked 42nd 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 Idaho, Wyoming, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alabama, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Hawaii and California. Arizona ranked 51st among 60 states and territories on March 28, but its rank has fluctuated.
The state’s seven-day average for new reported COVID-19 cases was 719 on Monday. The average had reached as high as 9,800 in January, according to state data. Arizona’s seven-day death rate per 100,000 people ranked 13th in the nation as of Sunday, according to the CDC.
Percent positivity, which refers to the percent of COVID-19 diagnostic tests that are positive, varies somewhat based on how it’s measured.
Last week, Arizona’s percent positivity remained at 6% for the second week in a row, following six weeks at 5%, according to the state, which has a unique way of calculating percent positivity. Weekly percent positivity statewide peaked at 25% in December.
Johns Hopkins University calculates Arizona’s seven-day moving average of percent positives at 3.4% as of Monday. It shows the state’s percent positivity peaked at 24.2% in December.
A positivity rate of 5% or less is considered a good benchmark that the spread of the disease is under control.
Arizona’s known COVID-19 death count remained at 17,268, as no deaths were reported on Monday. Few new deaths are typically reported on Mondays.
A total of 859,487 COVID-19 cases have been identified across the state. March and April have seen relatively lower case reports. Forty-seven of the past 50 days’ reported cases have been under 1,000.
The Arizona data dashboard shows 86% of all ICU beds and 87% of all inpatient beds in the state were in use Sunday, with 11% of ICU beds and 7% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, 233 ICU beds and 1,127 non-ICU beds were available.
The total number of patients hospitalized in Arizona for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was 611 on Sunday, up from 591 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 184 on Sunday, about the same as Saturday but far below the record high of 1,183 on Jan. 11.
Arizonans with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 on ventilators tallied 91 on Sunday, about the same as Saturday and well below the record high 821 reached on Jan. 13.
Monday’s numbers
Reported cases in Arizona: 859,487. Cases since the outbreak began increased by 750 or 0.09%, from Sunday’s 858,737 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: 534,982 in Maricopa, 114,892 in Pima, 51,019 in Pinal, 37,049 in Yuma, 22,580 in Mohave, 18,624 in Yavapai, 17,655 in Coconino, 16,151 in Navajo, 11,889 in Cochise, 11,298 in Apache, 7,912 in Santa Cruz, 6,869 in Gila, 5,543 in Graham, 2,454 in La Paz and 570 in Greenlee, according to state numbers.
The Navajo Nation reported 30,435 cases and 1,263 confirmed deaths in total as of Friday. The Navajo Nation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
The Arizona Department of Corrections reported 12,270 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday, including 2,241 in Tucson, 2,030 in Eyman, 2,014 in Yuma, 1,303 in Lewis and 1,163 in Douglas; 46,330 inmates statewide have been tested. A total of 2,759 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 11 additional deaths under investigation.
Deaths by county: 9,836 in Maricopa, 2,391 in Pima, 868 in Pinal, 830 in Yuma, 711 in Mohave, 525 in Navajo, 501 in Yavapai, 426 in Apache, 329 in Coconino, 284 in Cochise, 226 in Gila, 174 in Santa Cruz, 80 in La Paz, 77 in Graham and 10 in Greenlee.