Cases added in today’s COVID-19 data dashboard update are lower than they’d ordinarily be because of the New Year’s holiday. Expect to see higher numbers of cases added in the coming days as the dashboard catches up.
Major holidays are the rare exception when information temporarily slows to the COVID-19 data dashboard.
I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. I hope you resolve to continue battling COVID-19 by:
- getting vaccinated and boosted: azhealth.gov/findvaccine;
- getting kids ages 5 and older vaccinated;
- masking up, maintaining physical distance, keeping your hands washed, staying home if sick, and following other prevention steps detailed at azhealth.gov/COVID-19; and
- getting tested if you have symptoms of 5-7 days after exposure to someone who has or who you believe has COVID-19: azhealth.gov/testing.
Don Herrington, Interim Director, has been with ADHS since 2000. During this time he has served as the State’s Food Safety Manager, the Office Chief of Environmental Health, Bureau Chief of Epidemiology and Disease Control Services, Acting Assistant Director for Public Health Preparedness, Assistant Director for Public Health Preparedness.
Herrington is currently the department’s Deputy Director for Planning and Operations. In this role he oversees policy development, hiring professional and support staff and the department’s budget.
During his time in public health, Herrington has served on numerous councils, commissions and committees on behalf of the Director of ADHS, including Chair of the Arizona Sanitarians’ Council, Chair of the Arizona Infection Prevention and Control Advisory Committee, and as one of five voting members of the Arizona Emergency Response Commission.
