Pima County to institute mandatory curfew amid surge in COVID-19 cases across Arizona
By Kenneth Wong
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TUCSON, Ariz. - Media reports in Tucson state that the Pima County Board of Supervisors have voted to approve a mandatory curfew amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the county and other parts of Arizona.
According to reports by Tucson CBS/FOX affiliate KOLD-TV, the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the mandatory curfew measure in a three-to-two vote, during an emergency meeting on Dec. 15.
In documents made available on the Pima County Government website, officials called for a mandatory curfew that will start at 10:00 p.m. each day, and end at 5:00 a.m. the following day. The curfew will be instituted on Dec. 15, and end when county health officials report that the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the county fall below 100 per 100,000 people, based on a seven-day moving average.