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The number of Arizona deaths in 2020 was 25% higher than in 2019, new state data shows
Overall deaths in Arizona increased by 25% in 2020, underscoring the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, preliminary new state data shows.
Arizona recorded 60,161 deaths in 2019 and 75,133 deaths in 2020, according to the preliminary data from the Arizona Department of Health Services. That’s a difference of nearly 15,000 deaths, a year-over-year increase of about 25%, but the uptick cannot yet entirely be attributed to SARS-CoV-2, or the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 disease.