Arizona reports 939 new cases of COVID-19, 121 more deaths Thursday

This is a regularly updated story with the latest information on the coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and beyond for February 25, 2021.

PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Thursday reported 939 new cases of coronavirus, the fewest in a day since November, and 121 more deaths from COVID-19.

The state’s documented totals have been updated to 812,907 coronavirus infections and 15,814 deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard.

The last time the Daily Update had fewer than 1,000 new cases was when 820 were reported on November 30, 2020.

After reaching record highs in the first part of January, the number of cases and hospitalizations fell to pre-Thanksgiving levels in Arizona.

The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 hospital patients in state hospitals declined to 1,385 on Wednesday, the least since November 12. The number of intensive care beds used by COVID-19 patients has fallen to 415, the fewest since November 17.

Arizona’s weekly percentage of positivity for diagnostic testing for COVID-19, an indicator of the virus’s spread in the community, has been declining since the start of the year.

Of the 22,942 people tested last week, 8% tested positive, which would be the lowest score since October. The percentage of positivity was 9% each of the previous two weeks.

Official positivity rates are based on when samples are taken, not when they are reported, so the percentage over the past few weeks may fluctuate as labs catch up with testing and results. are state-documented.

The seven-day average of new coronavirus cases reported by the state’s health department leveled off over the past week and was 1559 for Wednesday, according to the Associated Press tracking.

The seven-day average of newly reported deaths was 105.5 on Wednesday.

In Wednesday’s update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Arizona was second in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita in the past seven days and 14th for cases. Arizona sometimes led the United States in both categories in January.

Daily updates from the Arizona Department of Health showcase data on cases, deaths, and testing after the state receives and confirms statistics, which can take several days or more. They do not represent actual activity over the past 24 hours.

Hospitalization data published each morning is communicated electronically the night before by state hospitals, as required by the decree.

COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has no impact on some people and is severely disabling or fatal for others. People who are infected without symptoms – which include, but are not limited to, cough, fever, and difficulty breathing – are able to spread the virus.

Diagnostic tests are available in hundreds of places across Arizona and should be researched by anyone with symptoms or who may have been exposed to an infected person. Information on locations, times and registration can be found on the Department of Health Services website.

For more information on vaccine availability statewide, the ADHS website has a vaccine search page with a map of locations and registration information.

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Below are Thursday’s latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic statewide, nationwide, and globally:

• The Navajo Nation has reported 45 new cases of coronavirus and nine additional deaths, bringing the documented total to 29,655 infections – including eight deferred reported cases – and 1,161 deaths.
• The Arizona Department of Health Services reported that 1,603,558 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state, a daily increase of 50,647, with 1,137,507 people receiving at least one vaccine.
• Globally, there were an estimated 112.67 million cases of COVID-19 and 2.5 million deaths as of Thursday morning, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. The figures for the United States were around 28.34 million cases and 506,000 deaths.

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