Arizona reports 601 new COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths
Arizona reported 601 new COVID-19 cases and seven new known deaths on Thursday, as hospitalizations again rose slightly but a new surge remains unlikely.
Arizona’s seven-day case rate per 100,000 people ranked 44th on Wednesday 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 state’s seven-day average for new reported COVID-19 cases was at 710 on Thursday, compared with 675 two weeks ago.
Arizona’s seven-day death rate per 100,000 people ranked 27th in the nation as of Wednesday, according to the CDC.
Arizona’s known COVID-19 death count rose to 17,367, after seven new known deaths were reported Thursday.
A total of 866,623 COVID-19 cases have been identified across the state.
The Arizona data dashboard shows 86% of all ICU beds and 89% of all inpatient beds in the state were in use Wednesday, with 11% of ICU beds and 8% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, 249 ICU beds and 915 non-ICU beds were available.
The total number of patients hospitalized in Arizona for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was 672 on Wednesday.
The number of patients with suspected or known COVID-19 in ICUs across Arizona was at 191.
Arizonans with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 on ventilators tallied 82.
Wednesday saw 975 patients in Arizona emergency rooms for COVID-19.
The state reported nearly 3 million people in Arizona had received at least one vaccine dose as of Thursday, with close to 2.4 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Arizona has about 5.6 million adults age 18 and older.
More numbers of note
Cases by county: 539,926 in Maricopa, 115,566 in Pima, 51,667 in Pinal, 37,123 in Yuma, 22,763 in Mohave, 18,819 in Yavapai, 17,788 in Coconino, 16,248 in Navajo, 11,952 in Cochise, 11,342 in Apache, 7,921 in Santa Cruz, 6,919 in Gila, 5,555 in Graham, 2,461 in La Paz and 573 in Greenlee, according to state numbers.
The rate of cases per 100,000 people since the pandemic began is highest in Yuma County, followed by Apache, Santa Cruz, Graham and Navajo counties, per state data. The rate in Yuma County is 16,143 cases per 100,000 people. By comparison, the U.S. average rate since the pandemic began is 9,733 cases per 100,000 people as of Wednesday, according to the CDC.
The Navajo Nation reported 30,550 cases and 1,282 confirmed deaths in total as of Wednesday. The Navajo Nation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
Deaths by county: 9,896 in Maricopa, 2,396 in Pima, 874 in Pinal, 833 in Yuma, 717 in Mohave, 533 in Navajo, 503 in Yavapai, 428 in Apache, 330 in Coconino, 284 in Cochise, 228 in Gila, 176 in Santa Cruz, 80 in La Paz, 79 in Graham and 10 in Greenlee.
The global death toll as of Thursday morning was 3,245,153. The U.S. had the highest death count of any country in the world, at 579,302, followed by Brazil at 414,399 and India at 230,168, according to Johns Hopkins University. Arizona’s death total of 17,367 deaths represents about 3% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.