Over the past few months, we have been reviewing projections and models to ensure we have adequate healthcare resources to meet the needs of Arizonans during this pandemic. The news is encouraging: most of the current models continue to show that Arizona’s capacity is sufficient to meet the projected need for hospital beds and ventilators. [...]
As COVID-19 continues to spread in the United States, the CDC has recommended wearing cloth face coverings in public when physical distancing is difficult to maintain. Out and about in our communities, many Arizonans are following these recommendations. Studies continue to be published showing how COVID-19 can be spread through speaking, coughing, sneezing -- including by people [...]
May 17-23, 2020, is Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. This year’s theme for EMS Week, “Ready Today, Preparing For Tomorrow” is appropriate given our current statewide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. EMS providers (including EMTs, paramedics, emergency nurses and physicians, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and EMS educators) have been on the front line of Arizona’s COVID-19 response since [...]
There are now multiple types of COVID-19 tests available, including Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and serology (antibody testing). Both test types are becoming increasingly available in our communities. The PCR test is a diagnostic test that looks for the presence of viral nucleic acids and tells if a person is currently infected with the virus. [...]
Mientras es posible que cualquier persona sufra de una enfermedad grave por el coronavirus (COVID-19), es fundamental señalar que los grupos de mayor riesgo incluyen personas de 65 años o más, y personas que consumen tabaco o padecen problemas de salud subyacentes como una enfermedad del corazón, diabetes, asma, cáncer u otras enfermedades respiratorias crónicas. [...]
Today’s dashboard includes an important update to the COVID-19 data including notable changes related to the identification of COVID-19 deaths in Arizona. Surveillance of deaths is an important component of any communicable disease investigation. This surveillance can provide key information about risk factors and the severity of a disease, especially when dealing with a novel [...]
We appreciate the work of the talented professionals who assisted our team of public health professionals and experienced epidemiologists in developing a state model. The department established the partnership to provide an additional model for consideration. This model was completed on April 20, 2020. With months of data now available, we have shifted our primary [...]
ADHS has worked in partnership with laboratories and healthcare providers across Arizona to increase COVID-19 testing capacity. Increased testing is now possible due to greater availability of testing supplies, which weren’t available earlier in the course of this outbreak. More information about testing gives public health a better understanding of how Arizona has been impacted [...]
Para apoyar la respuesta estatal COVID-19, nuestros programas de preparación de salud pública estatales y locales están recibiendo y distribuyendo suministros médicos para salvar vidas de la Reserva Nacional Estratégica (SNS por sus siglas en inglés). Hasta ahora, ADHS ha distribuido más de 181,681 máscaras N95, 532,500 máscaras quirúrgicas, 85,248 protectores faciales, 70,570 batas quirúrgicas, [...]
Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, las empresas tienen un papel integral para ayudar a detener la propagación de persona a persona. Mantener el distanciamiento físico en el lugar de trabajo puede ser difícil, pero hay cosas que su empresa puede hacer para ayudar. Se cree que COVID-19 se propaga principalmente de persona a persona a [...]
