Arizona reports 3,813 new COVID-19 cases, 58 more deaths on Friday
Nov 5, 2021, 4:00 PM
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Friday reported 3,813 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 58 more virus deaths.
The figures reported on the Department of Health Services’ coronavirus dashboard raised the state’s pandemic totals to 1,182,885 cases and 21,348 deaths.
The dashboard reported that COVID-19-related hospitalizations remained over 1,800 for the fourth straight day, with 1,864 virus patients occupying hospital inpatient beds as of Thursday.
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases rose over the past two weeks, increasing from 2,146.7 on Oct. 20 to 2,792.3 on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The rolling average of daily daily deaths dropped during the same period, decreasing from 45.3 to 36.7.