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Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Thursday, Feb. 18: MHC Healthcare cuts off appointments for Marana, Oro Valley area; Vaccine supplies remain limited but 65+ now eligible; How to sign up for vaccine, COVID test


With 1,143 new cases reported today, the total number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 802,000 as of Thursday, Feb. 18, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Pima County, which reported 181 new cases today, has seen 107,582 of the state’s 802,198 confirmed cases.
With 213 new deaths reported today, a total of 15,276 Arizonans have died after contracting COVID-19, including 2,119 deaths in Pima County, according to the Feb. 18 report.
The number of hospitalized COVID cases statewide has declined in recent weeks, with 1,823 coronavirus patients in the hospital as of Feb. 17. That’s fewer than half the number hospitalized at the peak of the winter surge, which reached 5,082 on Jan. 11. The summer peak was 3,517, which was set on July 13, 2020. The subsequent lowest number of hospitalized COVID patients was 468, set on Sept. 27, 2020. ....

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Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Wednesday, Feb. 17: Deaths Top 15K; Cases Top 800K; Vaccine Supplies Remain Limited but 65+ Can Now Register; How To Sign Up for Vaccine, COVID Test


With 1,315 new cases reported today, the total number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 801,000 as of Wednesday, Feb. 17, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Pima County, which reported 188 new cases today, has seen 107,401 of the state’s 801,055 confirmed cases.
A total of 15,063 Arizonans have died after contracting COVID-19, including 2,082 deaths in Pima County, according to the Feb. 17 report.
The number of hospitalized COVID cases statewide has declined in recent weeks, with 1,941 coronavirus patients in the hospital as of Feb. 16. That’s fewer than half the number who were hospitalized at the peak of the winter surge, which reached 5,082 on Jan. 11. The summer peak was 3,517, which was set on July 13, 2020. The subsequent lowest number of hospitalized COVID patients was 468, set on Sept. 27, 2020. ....

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