Arizona reports 2,988 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths Friday
Sep 10, 2021, 8:29 AM
An Oregon National Guardsman works with hospital staff at an intake station at Three Rivers Asante Medical Center on September 9, 2021 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Like many hospitals in the state, Three Rivers Asante is facing their largest COVID-19 surge of the pandemic, forcing them to operate well above capacity. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
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PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Friday reported 2,988 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths from the disease.
The latest documented totals are 1,042,480 infections and 19,147 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard.
The COVID-19 hospitalization numbers are about four times higher than they were before the state’s third wave started two months ago, with people who aren’t fully vaccinated accounting for a vast majority of the serious illnesses and deaths.
The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 inpatients in the state’s hospitals was 2,039 on Thursday, a decrease of 22 from the previous day and down 59 from the high point of the current wave.
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The number of ICU beds used by COVID-19 patients was 559, a decrease of two from the previous day and down nine from the current wave’s peak.
The dashboard also showed that 4,069,836 people (56.6% of the state’s population, based on 7,189,020 residents) have received at least one dose of vaccine in Arizona and 3,588,303 people are fully vaccinated (49.9% of the population). The nationwide rates are 62.7% with at least one dose and 53.4% fully vaccinated, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
Free federally authorized vaccines are widely available and highly effective in preventing illness from COVID-19, including the more contagious delta variant that now accounts for most of the new cases in the U.S.
For details about statewide vaccine availability, the ADHS website has a vaccine-finder page with locations and other 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. Appointments may be required depending on the provider.
The minimum age to receive the Pfizer shot is 12, and it’s 18 for the other available versions, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.
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.
Information about where to get tested for COVID-19 can be found on the ADHS website.
