More than 8,000 Arizonans dead due to COVID-19 complications
Arizona reached a grim milestone as the number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 8,000, according to numbers from state health officials. Author: Alexa Block Updated: 6:17 PM MST December 22, 2020
PHOENIX More than 8,000 Arizonans have lost their lives because of health complications due to COVID-19 so far this year.
According to data from the Arizona Department of Health Services, 8,125 people have died from COVID-19 as of Tuesday.
Months rolled on and the number of people infected with the virus and subsequently died from it grew.
In April, 408 people were mourned. July was the deadliest month with 2,062 deaths reported, followed by August with 1,335 deaths.