The number of Covid-19 cases in Arizona reached 453,597 on Sunday, December 20, an increase of 5,366 compared to the previous day, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Arizona already reported 121,668 new Covid-19 cases in December, meaning 27 percent of the state’s total cases have come in the last 20 days since the epidemic began.
The state has been somewhat effective over the past four months in fighting the virus, but they have shown major signs of regression. July saw an average increase of 0.07575 new cases a day, while Ari Gust averaged 777777 new cases in Arizona, an average of 2557 new cases a day in September, but an average of 3090 new cases a day in October October. And Arizona has an average of 2,600 new cases a day in November. In December so far in the state, on an average, 0 cases per day. There is a new case.
Meanwhile, 7,771 deaths have been reported in Arizona since the Covid-1 cases in Arizona after 34 new deaths since yesterday.
The director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, Dr. “The numbers are still trending in a relative direction,” Cara Christ said, noting that the number of holiday parties and gatherings is expected to increase in the next few weeks. “
The outbreak is second in Arizona, which was a national hotspot for the disease this summer when rising cases were blamed on the fact that health protocol was abruptly lifted before Memorial Day weekend, when people gathered for parties and get-togethers. .
Health experts fear that as people now travel and gather for the winter holidays, the regular flu season could turn the danger back on.
Dr. Ari. Daniel Dirksen, associate vice president of health sciences at the University of Ari Rizzo, said the holiday trip he took this weekend has put the state in a serious situation given the number of hospital beds.
“The cascade effect of what has happened so far only affects people with these serious consequences of the Covid-1 infection,” he said, “but has really limited the health system’s ability to manage other health problems that are ongoing.” Influenza occurs with the onset of the season. ”
Dirksen said the “real scary time” for public health experts would be the next two to six weeks when holiday travel will increase again. But the results could be worse, and it just won’t be felt in Arizona.
“It’s not just Arizona hospitals that are reaching their saturation,” he said. “It’s the whole territory.”
Holly Ward, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, said it’s not uncommon to see hospital admissions in the state during the winter, but the Covid-19 has added another layer to the dynamics.
“Normally in the winter months we see an increase in hospital admissions, but now that we’ve added Covid to this, we’re now dangerously high in the use of ICU (intensive care unit) beds being built,” Ward said.
She said hospitals and health care facilities always stand to take any patient regardless of the circumstances, but she urged people to do their part so as not to put a strain on “healthcare heroes”.
“Hospitals come there to take care of anyone.” “But we rely on our community to ensure that most of the disease we catch prevents the disease from plaguing the hospital system.”
Local governments across the state have begun to implement precautions to prevent the spread of the virus – or reform – as the number of COVID-19 cases increases in Arizona.
In Payson, Mayor Tom Morrissey immediately resumed the announcement, urging people to wear face wear in the city until further notice. He said this is a “mutating factor” with the fluidity of the virus.
Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to impose a curfew from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The curfew, which starts on Friday and lasts until December 22, means only essential workers will be able to come out during those hours.
The Tucson action was initiated Friday by a memo from the University of Arizona’s COVID-19M .Dailing team, which said that without taking action to stop the spread, Arizona “posed a disaster risk on the scale of the worst natural disaster ever in the state.”
The ward said the state has learned a lot from the summer surge of epidemics, which has helped better prepare for the current resurgence.
“After the summer boom, we’ve set up some very significant protocols and preparedness as a statewide system.” “We all have a responsibility, but if we don’t have the ability to help our family, friends and the community do what we can to prevent this, we can all control ourselves.”
Dirksen said effective COVID-19 vaccines are on the horizon, it could be months before they become available to the general public, and the challenge of delivering those doses alone would be a “totally rational effort.”
He said the best thing he can do is stick to the try-and-true preventive measures repeated by health experts all year round: wear a mask, maintain your distance, wash your hands and avoid crowds.
“Help is on the way, but for now, the best course of action is the self-help you can do,” Dirksen said. “If you’re not careful, you’ll be exposed.”
COVID-19 is a serious disease that can be fatal in anyone, especially our elderly population and people with underlying health conditions. ADHS advises everyone to take precautions:
The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
You wear a mask when you are close to other people.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth without washing your hands.
People Avoid close contact with sick people.
You stay home when you are sick.
Cough Cover your cough or sneeze with tissue, then immediately throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
COVID-19 is released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms are thought to be within two to 14 days of exposure and include fever, cough, runny nose, and difficulty breathing. For people with mild illness, individuals are asked to stay home, drink plenty of fluids, and rest. For people with more severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, individuals are advised to seek health care.
ADHSA activated its Health Emergency Operations Center on January 27 after the first case of COVID-19 involving travel in Arizona was confirmed. The Health Emergency Center Operations Center remains open to coordinate the state response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For more information about the COVID-19 response in Arizona, go online at azhealth.gov/COVID19.
The report was contributed by Josh Ortega of Cronkite News.
