COVID-19 cases are spiking in Arizona and elsewhere: Here’s what you need to know
As is the case around the country, Arizona is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases amid the spread of the extraordinarily contagious Omicron variant. The COVID-19 Cases by Day graph on the ADHS COVID-19 Dashboard shows a surge beginning two days after Christmas, with more than 7,000 cases and even 8,000-plus cases on days for which we’d expect to have [...]
COVID-19 cases added to dashboard temporarily affected by the New Year’s holiday
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 [...]
Governor, Dr. Richard Carmona join forces in new COVID-19 vaccine PSA
A public service announcement featuring Governor Doug Ducey and Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General and the governor’s adviser on public health preparedness, is now airing on Arizona television stations in addition to social media and streaming media. I hope you’ll heed their advice to help protect yourself and others from COVID-19: Get vaccinated if you aren’t already. Get [...]
COVID-19 testing has come a long way in Arizona
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 15.5 million diagnostic tests have allowed Arizonans to learn whether they have COVID-19 and take action to protect themselves and others. Testing has come a long way in Arizona, both in terms of capacity and options. COVID-19 tests are available to everyone, including the uninsured, at low or no cost. Today, hundreds [...]
Omicron, our hospitals, and the need for vaccination and boosters
Like many of you, I remain concerned about how the extraordinarily contagious Omicron variant may affect our healthcare system. Arizona’s hospitals are already strained by COVID-19 patients, the vast majority of whom are unvaccinated. Here are some things on my mind as we continue learning about this fast-spreading variant: Omicron is likely to cause more breakthrough infections in vaccinated people [...]
Dashboard numbers temporarily affected by the holiday
Cases in today’s COVID-19 data dashboard update are lower than they’d ordinarily be because of the Christmas holiday. That also means we can expect to see higher numbers of cases added in the coming days as the dashboard catches up. We take pride in having a dashboard that keeps Arizonans apprised of COVID-19 in our state. Major holidays are a [...]