NEW DELHI, INDIA – APRIL 20: A hospital staff wearing a PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) suit pulls a wagon of Covid-19 waste safely into New Delhi, India on April 20, 2021 to throw away a hospital. Covid-19 cases are out of control in India, with daily infections approaching 300,000, according to data from the Ministry of Health, bringing the nationwide count of infections to nearly 14 million. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee / Getty Images)
PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Tuesday reported 40 additional COVID-19 deaths, the most in nearly a month, and 702 new cases of coronavirus.
This was the largest daily increase in deaths since 44 was reported on March 24, and came after a total of two were reported in the past three days.
The last documented total was 855,155 COVID-19 infections and 17,193 deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard.
The dashboard also showed that 4,539,871 doses of vaccines were administered in the state, with 2,753,064 people (38.3% of the state’s population) receiving at least one shot and 1,955,889 people being fully vaccinated.
The coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Arizona remained fairly stable this month with relatively small daily fluctuations. The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 inpatients in state hospitals increased overnight by seven to 562 on Monday. The number of ICU beds used by COVID-19 patients increased by 155 to 155 overnight.
The state health department’s daily updates provide the case and death data after the state receives and confirms statistics, which can be delayed by a few days or longer. It does not represent the actual activity of the last 24 hours.
The hospital numbers posted each morning are electronically reported the night before by hospitals across the country.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has no effect on some people and is severely debilitating or deadly to others. Infected people without symptoms – which include coughing, fever and breathing problems – can spread the virus.
Diagnostic tests are available in hundreds of locations in Arizona and should be sought by someone with symptoms or who has been exposed to an infected person. Information on places, schedules and registration can be found on the website of the Department of Health Services.
All adults in Arizona are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, with a minimum age of 16 for the Pfizer survey and 18 for other approved versions.
For details on the availability of vaccines across the country, the ADHD website has a page with vaccine finders showing locations and registration information.
Maricopa County Public Health has a tracking page featuring pharmacies, government-run websites, health clinics, and pop-up distribution events.
Next week’s appointments for state – run massive vaccination sites using the Pfizer vaccine are released every Friday at 11 p.m. Appointments can be booked online at https://podvaccine.azdhs.gov/ or by calling 844-542 -8201.
Additional locations may be open by any provider at any time due to cancellations and additional deliveries, so vaccine seekers should continue to check any or all of the registration options regularly.