Arizona on Wednesday reported over 4,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 for the fifth time this month as virus-related hospitalizations continued to inch upward.
Gov. Doug Ducey’s COVID-19 adviser and hospital leaders scheduled a briefing Tuesday afternoon on “how Arizonans can help preserve hospital capacity during the holiday season.”
Latest data shows that Arizona has highest rate of COVID-19 in the world
Arizona s per capita rate is 120 per 100,000 people.
By: KNXV Staff & Scripps National
Posted at 1:33 PM, Jan 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-06 14:33:56-05
PHOENIX â For the second time during the pandemic, Arizona is leading the world with the highest seven-day average of COVID-19 infections per capita.
According to 91-divoc.com, a COVID-19 tracking site that uses data from John Hopkins University, Arizona currently has the highest COVID-19 per capita rate of any region in the world.
The state is reporting 121.8 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past seven days per 100,000 people.