In partial post-holiday tally, Arizona reports 4 COVID-19 cases, no deaths

PHOENIX – In a partial tally coming out of the holiday weekend, Arizona public health officials on Tuesday reported just four new coronavirus cases with no additional deaths from COVID-19.

“Due to yesterday’s holiday, not all cases were added before today’s dashboard update,” the Arizona Department of Health Services said in a tweet. “Standard reporting will resume tomorrow.”

Today’s #COVID19 dashboard update adds four cases and no deaths. Due to yesterday's holiday, not all cases were added before today's dashboard update. Standard reporting will resume tomorrow. Visit https://t.co/0sgmb7pdmb for extensive data about the disease in our state. pic.twitter.com/VDO43KfLeP

— AZ Dept of Health (@AZDHS) June 1, 2021

It was the third consecutive day with no new deaths and, although partial, the first single-digit daily case report since March 18, 2020.

The latest documented totals were 881,454 COVID-19 infections and 17,628 fatalities, according to the ADHS COVID-19 dashboard.

The dashboard also showed that 5,915,340 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, with 3,341,051 people (46.5% of the state’s population) having received at least one shot and 2,829,554 people fully vaccinated.

Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have been fluctuating by relatively small amounts on a daily basis.

The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 inpatients in the state’s hospitals decreased by four overnight to 549 on Monday. The number of ICU beds used by COVID-19 patients held steady at 150 for the second consecutive day.

The state health department’s daily updates present case and death data after the state receives statistics and confirms them, which can lag by several days or more. They don’t represent the actual activity over the past 24 hours.

The hospitalization numbers posted each morning are reported electronically the previous evening by hospitals across the state.

COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has no impact on some people and is seriously debilitating or fatal for others. Infected people without symptoms — which include but are not limited to cough, fever and difficulty breathing — are capable of spreading the virus.

Diagnostic testing is available at hundreds of locations across Arizona and should be sought out by anybody with symptoms or who may have been exposed to an infected person. Information about locations, schedules and registration can be found on the Department of Health Services website.

For details about statewide COVID-19 vaccine availability, the ADHS website has a vaccine-finder page showing locations and registration information.

For information about metro Phoenix vaccine availability, Maricopa County Public Health has a locator page that lists pharmacies, government-run sites, health clinics and pop-up distribution events.

The minimum age to receive the Pfizer shot has been reduced to 12, but it’s still 18 for the other approved versions, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

Appointments may be required depending on the provider, but many, including state-run mass vaccination sites, accept walk-ins.

Spots at the state-run sites can be secured at https://podvaccine.azdhs.gov/ or by calling 844-542-8201. A new batch of appointments for the following week at those locations, which use the Pfizer vaccine, are released every Friday.

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