Arizona doctor explains why COVID-19 cases are trending down

PHOENIX – The cases of COVID-19[female[feminine across the country and in Arizona, the declines are on the decline, and doctors attribute that not only to the vaccine, but to the wearing of masks as well.

It has been nearly two months since the holidays when many people followed the precautions set out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by not gathering and wearing the masks.

It’s a big factor in why we’re seeing a drop in cases across the country and in Arizona, doctors say, adding that the public is obviously listening to COVID-19 precautions.

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“The alleviation of mask wearing, the fact that we are absent from all travel for the holiday season,” says Dr Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health at the University of Arizona.

Experts say the drop is likely not due to the vaccine, as 4% of the population nationwide is fully vaccinated.

In Arizona, there could also be another reason that cases are decreasing and that is due to exposure to the virus.

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About a month ago, the state had a positivity rate of around 20%, but that percentage of positivity may help us now. “You now have a level of exposure of the population which is also contributing to a decrease in cases, because there are not the people moving around who have not been exposed to it,” Marvasti said.

However, we are not out of the woods yet. This is because he says there are now people testing positive for the second time.

“We are seeing cases of this in clinics, emergency rooms and my colleagues and have seen these re-infections since the summer,” Marvasti said.

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He added that the cases he had seen and heard had not been serious. Another thing he and his colleagues are watching are the cases arising from the Super Bowl and the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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