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This is a regularly updated story with the latest information on coronavirus and its effects in Arizona and beyond on Monday, November 2nd.
PHOENIX – Arizona health officials reported 6,666 new coronavirus cases and one additional death Monday morning.
A total of 248,139 COVID-19 infections and 5,982 deaths have been reported in the state, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Last Monday was the first day since then with less than 1,000 new cases.
The main metrics about the severity of the Arizona epidemic have dropped dramatically since the summer peaks, but have shifted upwards in cases and hospital admissions over the past month.
The number of patients at Arizona’s confirmed or suspected COVID-19 hospital rose to 918 overnight on Sunday. It Oct Oct. Was 56.7% higher than 1, when it was 586, and the highest since August 25th.
The number of Kovid-19 patients in the ICU bed has risen to 231, an 84.8% increase compared to October 1, when it was 125, and the highest since September 3.
Of the two reported on July 13, 355 patients and 970 ICU patients were hospitalized under high levels of the epidemic.
Arizona’s weekly percentage positivity for the Covid-19 diagnostic test, an indicator of how much the virus has spread in the community, has reached a two-month high.
It was 7% for the 75,411 tests reported last week, which would be the highest since 8% in the week beginning Aug Aug 2.
At the end of June, the rate was as high as 20%.
Weekly rates are based on when samples are taken, not when they are reported, so percentages can fluctuate in recent weeks as labs are caught in the tests and the results are documented by the state.
The seven-day rolling average of newly registered cases from the state health department was 1,330 for Sunday, the highest since August 8, according to the Associated Press tracking, the average was 480 on Oct. 1.
The seven-day average of newly reported deaths was relatively stable but has risen since the one-day report of 45-day deaths on Saturday. It was 15.29 for Sunday, more than double the previous week, but it is still below 16.43 on October 1st.
The seven-day average remains well below the peaks of 3,844 cases on July 6 and 94 deaths on July 30.
Daily reports from the Arizona Department of Health state, receive statistics and present case, death and test data after confirming them, which can be delayed for several days or more. They do not represent the actual activity of the last 24 hours.
Hospital hospitalization data posted every morning is reported by hospitals the previous evening.
Cases skyrocketed in June, with local governments in many parts of Arizona – including all of Maricopa County – enforcing face mask requirements, and Gov. Doug Ducey issuing statewide executive orders to close some businesses and ban restaurant business.
The spread of COVID-19 slowed down after those measures were taken. All Arizona counties have since hit a benchmark set by the Department of Health that allows closed industries to reopen under capacity restrictions and other regulations.
Covid-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has no effect on some people and is severely debilitating or fatal to others. Infected people without symptoms – including but not limited to coughing, fever and shortness of breath – are capable of spreading the virus.
Following are Monday’s latest developments about the coronavirus epidemic in the state, country and around the world:
- As of Monday morning, more than 46.63 million COVID-1 cases and 1.5 million people had died globally, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. U.S. The figures were about .2.5 million cases and 231,000 deaths.
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