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Has been updated: June 10, 2022 at 1:03 PM
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PHOENIX – More than half of Arizona’s 15 counties now have moderate or high community levels of the virus as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, according to federal health officials.
of Classified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Apache and Navajo counties have high COVID community levels this week, while Maricopa, Mojave, Coconino, Gila, Pima, and Cochise are moderate. His seven other counties in Arizona are in the lower range.
CDC updates the county level nationwide every Thursday. The designation is based on the rate of new hospitalizations for COVID-19, the percentage of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID patients, and the percentage of new cases in the community.
The Arizona Department of Health recorded more than 14,000 new cases on Wednesday. This is the largest batch since the state began updating. COVID-19 Dashboard 3 months ago by weeks. The state stopped updating hospitalization data on the dashboard at the end of March.
“The number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing weekly since early April, but is well below the levels seen during the winter surge fueled by the Omicron variant. blog post Friday.
“Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remain low, but are gradually increasing.”
There have been no new deaths attributed to the virus in response to the recent increase in cases. The state reported 40 more deaths this week and has not added more than 41 in updates in over a month.
However, diagnostic tests recorded in Arizona return positive 23% of the time. latest datathe highest weekly rate since January.
“Luckily, we have the tools to reduce the spread and severity of the disease for people,” said Dr. Nick Stave, a medical epidemiologist at the Maricopa County Public Health Department. press release Friday.
Health officials recommend staying up to date on the COVID-19 vaccine, washing your hands frequently, and staying home when sick.
“Vaccines don’t prevent infection 100%, but they do help reduce the chances of getting it,” Staab said. “If you get sick after being vaccinated, it’s usually worth getting the vaccine because it’s usually less severe and you recover faster.”
Healthy Americans in counties deemed to have low or moderate community levels are safe without a mask, according to CDC guidelines, but those with high COVID levels should keep their faces covered in indoor public spaces. must be
up to date National community level map shows that the number of mid-range counties has increased by 10% since last week, and the number of high-range counties has increased by 2.2%.
This map shows that 57.5% of US counties are in the low range, 32.8% are in the mid range, and 9.7% are in the high range.
