Arizona finds 469 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
May 12, 2021
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PHOENIX (AP) Arizona is reporting 469 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths.
The latest figures posted by the state Department of Health Services on Wednesday bring the pandemic totals to 870,624 cases and 17,430 deaths.
Hospitalizations of patients with the virus climbed slightly to 599 statewide. Of those, 190 were in ICUs.
Meanwhile, more than 5.4 million vaccine doses to date have been administered in Arizona. More than 3 million people, or 42.8% of the state s eligible population, have received at least one dose. Over 2.5 million have been fully vaccinated.
Arizona on Tuesday saw more than 11,100 doses administered, almost half of the number issued a day earlier.
The Latest: Germany eases some limits for those vaccinated
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1of36Harald Fischer gets a Moderna vaccination in a vaccination mobile on a square at the district Chorweiler in Cologne, Germany, Monday, May 3, 2021. The city of Cologne started a program to bring COVID-19 vaccination to people living in this neighborhood with a high corona incidence.Martin Meissner/APShow MoreShow Less
2of36FILE - In this April 27, 2021 file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement during the second day of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels. The president of the European Union’s executive arm says a quarter of all EU residents have now received a first dose of coronavirus vaccine. “Vaccination is gaining speed across the EU: we have just passed 150 million vaccinations,” Ursula von der Leyen said in a message posted on Twitter. �
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate
April 28, 2021
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1of8Policemen check the drivers for valid documents at a roadblock in Elefsina toll stations, west of Athens, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Greek police set up checkpoints along highways leading out of the Greek capital to enforce a travel ban tightened for Orthodox Easter on May 2. Easter holidays are often celebrated with relatives outside Athens and other cities, but the government said COVID-19 infection levels remain too high to allow free travel.Thanassis Stavrakis/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Policemen check the drivers for valid documents at a roadblock in Elefsina toll stations, west of Athens, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Greek police set up checkpoints along highways leading out of the Greek capital to enforce a travel ban tightened for Orthodox Easter on May 2. Easter holidays are often celebrated with relatives outside Athens and other cities, but the government said COVID-1