Arizona Health News

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday rolled back the state’s remaining COVID-19 mitigation requirements, including local face mask mandates.

Arizona surpassed the 3 million mark for COVID-19 vaccine doses and reported 138 new coronavirus cases with 32 additional deaths on Thursday.

Arizona parents would have to opt-in to specific discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation or HIV in sex education classes and schools would be barred from providing any instruction before 5th grade under a proposal approved by a House committee Wednesday over opposition from minority Democrats.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors wants Gov. Doug Ducey to reconsider allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up COVID-19 vaccine sites in southern Arizona.

Arizona on Tuesday unveiled two new COVID-19 vaccine public service announcements aimed at educating residents about the safety and effectiveness of the shots.

All available COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Arizona’s state-run sites were snapped up within 20 minutes of the minimum age requirement dropping to 16 on Wednesday morning.

Arizona public health officials on Wednesday reported 605 new coronavirus cases and 44 additional deaths from COVID-19.

Sonora Quest Laboratories has a new semi-quantitative antibody test that can determine the quantity of COVID-19 antibodies present.

A Republican member of the Arizona House announced Tuesday that she can't support a proposal that would make it a felony in Arizona for a doctor to perform an abortion because the fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down Syndrome.

Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, said that high demand could slow the state's online COVID-19 vaccine registration system Wednesday morning when eligibility expands to all adults.

Arizona public health officials on Tuesday reported 507 new coronavirus cases and 53 additional deaths from COVID-19.

Maricopa County's health department is following the lead of the state and opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults starting on Wednesday.

Everybody in Arizona age 16 and older will be eligible to register for COVID-19 vaccinations at state-run sites starting Wednesday.

Arizona public health officials on Monday reported 484 new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths from COVID-19.

Sleeping disorders were worsened by the pandemic so much that a new term was coined to describe sleeping issues brought on by anxiety related to COVID-19 - coronasomnia.

Glendale mom Amber Cuevas is one of thousands of self-described long-haulers who still have coronavirus symptoms months after they became infected with the virus.

Arizona public health officials on Sunday reported 488 new coronavirus cases and 12 additional deaths from COVID-19.

Arizona public health officials on Saturday reported 735 new coronavirus cases and 42 additional deaths from COVID-19.

Cigna Medical Group plans to open a new health care center at SkySong in Scottsdale, the organization announced Wednesday.

Highlights from KTAR News' “Pandemic in Arizona: One Year In" special report show some of the many ways COVID-19 altered life in the state.