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Yuma County prepares for Election Day

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The deadliest year: Overall death toll grew by 25% in Arizona in 2020

Advertisement: Yuma County Communications Director Kevin Tunell was busy helping the county “in full vaccine mode” Wednesday and was not available for an interview. But he did say that “it’s a fair stretch that COVID has had a large part in the number” of increased deaths in the county last year. The report on the increase in deaths comes as COVID-19 surpassed cancer and heart disease to become the leading cause of death in Arizona last year. And Arizona is not the only state seeing such surges, said Justin Lessler, an associate professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Yuma County holds another round of COVID-19 saliva testing

Yuma County holds another round of COVID-19 saliva testing News 11 s Cody Lee breaks down all the details with county communications director Kevin Tunell YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Another COVID-19 testing event will take place next weekend, Saturday, January 30th from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Desert View Academy. Yuma County is partnering, once again, with Arizona State University to provide the community with a more simple test. The 500 saliva tests will be used to test as many Yuma County residents as possible regardless of how they feel, and it is all free of charge. When you arrive at the site they will provide you with a saliva sample from the comfort of your vehicle.

Latest Numbers on COVID-19 in Arizona, Yuma and La Paz Counties

Feb. 12  The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,426 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state and 172 additional deaths related to the virus.  The state has administered 1,096,126 COVID vaccines to Arizonans.  In Yuma County, 28,059 residents have received the vaccine. In La Paz County, 3,581 residents have received the vaccine.    Feb. 11  The Yuma County Health District reported 24 new cases today and 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.  It brings the total number of cases countywide to 35,907 and deaths to 750. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, there were 60 patients hospitalized at Yuma Regional Medical Center and 26 in the intensive care unit.  As of Jan. 24 the percentage of positive tests for Yuma County was at 16%.

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