Arizona coronavirus cases increase to 8,640, death toll up to 362
May 3, 2020, 9:05 AM | Updated: 9:38 am
(David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
(David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
PHOENIX — Arizona reported 276 new positive tests for coronavirus and 14 additional deaths on Sunday morning, as the state’s case total surpassed the 8,500 mark.
The state now has 8,640 cases of COVID-19 and 362 deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
There have been 81,119 tests given in Arizona, an increase of 3,122 from the previous day. Nine percent of the state’s completed tests have come back positive.
The Arizona Department of Health Services has been providing case and testing updates on its website each morning. The daily report includes details about deaths and hospital capacity plus a ZIP code map of cases.
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The state department reported 8,364 cases and 348 deaths, with 77,997 tests given, on Saturday.
More than 76% of the people who have died of coronavirus in Arizona were ages 65 and older.
The state is ramping up testing with a program called Arizona Testing Blitz that aims to test 10,000-20,000 residents for COVID-19 over each of the next three Saturdays.
Anybody who thinks they may have been infected by the coronavirus or exposed to it can get a test under the plan.
Because of supply shortages, tests had previously been limited mostly to health care workers, first responders, people in high-risk populations and patients showing serious symptoms.
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In most cases, a positive test 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 64,283 deaths from more than 1 million COVID-19 cases as of Saturday’s daily U.S. update.
According to data compiled and regularly updated by Johns Hopkins University, there were more than 3.45 million cases and 244,239 deaths globally as of Sunday morning.
