Arizona sees 187 new coronavirus cases with 21 additional deaths
Apr 21, 2020, 9:08 AM | Updated: 9:38 am
A caregiver stands in front of the Arizona Capitol as protesters surround her at a rally to 're-open' Arizona against the governor's stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus Monday, April 20, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX — Arizona saw an increase of 187 positive tests for coronavirus and 21 deaths in the past day, the state health department reported Tuesday morning.
That moved the state totals for the outbreak to 5,251 cases and 208 deaths, with 55,152 tests given.
The Arizona Department of Health Services has been providing daily case and testing updates on its website each morning. The report was expanded earlier this month to include additional details about deaths and hospital capacity plus a ZIP code map of cases. (Check your ZIP code in the chart below.)
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The state reported 5,064 cases and 187 deaths, with 54,500 tests given, on Monday morning.
Later Monday, the health department expanded the dashboard it uses for daily COVID-19 reports.
The enhancements include larger graphics, more information about hospitalizations and deaths, and additional demographic details.
Of the Arizonans who died from COVID-19, 150 were age 65 or older, 72% of the total. Thirty-five deaths were age 55-64, 16 were 45-54 and seven were 20-44.
The number of cases in Maricopa County, the state’s most-populous region, increased by 102 to 2,738 on Tuesday, according to the state report.
The Phoenix-area death total increased by eight to 83, according to the state. Maricopa County’s health department reported 2,719 cases and 84 deaths. The county and state use different reporting deadlines, which can result in different daily data.
On Monday, hundreds of protesters, many ignoring social distancing recommendations, gathered at the Arizona Capitol to push back against government-imposed restrictions designed to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Arizona businesses, other than ones deemed essential, have been closed since March 31 under an executive order issued by Gov. Doug Ducey. The order was initially set to run until at least April 30.
Testing for COVID-19 remains limited because of a national and local supply shortage. Health officials have prioritized at-risk populations, people showing serious symptoms and health care workers for getting tested. In most cases, a positive diagnosis won’t change a patient’s treatment plan.
Coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 39,083 deaths from more than 746,000 COVID-19 cases as of Monday’s daily U.S. update.
According to data compiled and regularly updated by Johns Hopkins University, there were more than 2.5 million cases and over 175,000 deaths globally as of Tuesday morning.
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