Arizona Health News

The country's first coronavirus vaccine will begin arriving in states on Monday morning, U.S. officials said on Saturday.

PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They typically leave Canada to hunker down in warmer climates for six months. They could fly, skirting travel restrictions at the border, but they’d rather “freeze […]

Arizona health authorities on Saturday reported 8,076 new coronavirus cases with 77 additional deaths, the third-highest daily total of the pandemic.

The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak.

Arizona reported 6,983 new coronavirus cases and 91 additional deaths on Friday, putting the state's totals at 394,512 COVID-19 infections and 7,245 fatalities.

An ICU nurse at Valleywise Health in Phoenix is among the frontline health care workers who have been caring for the sickest coronavirus patients.

A Mayo Clinic infectious disease doctor is urging Arizonans to get the coronavirus vaccine to decrease hospitalizations and deaths from the virus.

Arizona Department of Health Services Director is urging people to take coronavirus mitigation seriously with holiday gatherings on the horizon.

Initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine in Phoenix won't do much to stem the hospitalization capacity crisis, but they will keep front-line workers protected and the system rolling, Maricopa County's top health official said.

Arizona reported 4,928 new coronavirus cases and 73 additional deaths on Thursday, putting the state's totals at 387,529 COVID-19 infections and 7,154 fatalities.

Banner Health's chief clinical officer Dr. Marjorie Bessel said Wednesday that another coronavirus surge could put Banner hospitals at 120% capacity by Dec. 18.

Cities and towns across Arizona are responding to Gov. Doug Ducey’s recent executive order aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus at large public events.

ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ said St. Luke's in Phoenix could be ready to accept coronavirus patients in a less than a week if the state needs it.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Wednesday that Arizona will receive more than 383,000 coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of December.

The Pima County Health Department issued a health advisory and reported hospitals in the county were at capacity as coronavirus cases continue to rise.

U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona announced on Wednesday that $13 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds is coming to the state's health department.

Arizona reported 4,444 new coronavirus cases and 108 additional deaths on Wednesday, putting the state's totals at 382,601 COVID-19 infections and 7,081 fatalities.

Only 117 flu cases have been reported statewide, according to the latest state data. This time last year, nearly 2,500 had been reported.

A top Arizona public health expert said the state will continue to see an exponential rise in coronavirus cases unless serious action is taken.

With the first coronavirus vaccine doses expected in the next week, HonorHealth in Scottsdale is conducting run throughs to ensure they are ready.