Arizona reports 900 new COVID-19 cases, death count reaches 18,000 – KTAR.com
A health worker takes a swab from a teenager during a rapid antigen test for COVID-19 in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 5, 2021. During the last three days local authorities have called on teenagers to be tested due to the increase of people in the town contracting coronavirus after returning from vacations in the […]
Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers – KTAR.com
FILE – In this Wednesday, June 16, 2021 file photo, travelers queue up in long lines to pass through the south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport, in Denver. This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers as airlines are already struggling to keep up with the rising number […]
Arizona reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Monday reported 50 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 897,010 infections and 17,979 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard also showed that 6,563,784 vaccine doses have been […]
Mesa, Arizona’s third-largest city, asks residents to conserve energy – KTAR.com
(Pexels photo) PHOENIX — With sizzling summer temperatures in full force, Arizona’s third-largest city is asking its residents to conserve energy. The city does not own or operate any electric generators, according to a press release, and purchases its electric supply through various short and long-term agreements. Supply costs have increased dramatically this year due […]
What is ‘brain fog,’ and why are COVID-19 long-haulers more susceptible? – KTAR.com
(Pexels photo) PHOENIX – Experts describe “brain fog” as a cognitive dysfunction when your brain isn’t performing in top shape. Although everyone is susceptible to occasional brain fog, experts say some of the worst cases have been identified in the group known as COVID-19 long-haulers – patients who had the disease and recovered but still […]
Arizona reports 442 new COVID-19 cases, 4 additional deaths Sunday – KTAR.com
A pensioner receives a shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination center in Tokyo Monay, May 24, 2021. Japan opened mass-vaccination sites in two of the country’s biggest metropolitan areas, Tokyo and Osaka, with the goal of administering the shots to up to 15,000 elderly people a day. (Carl Carl Court/Pool […]
Pima County vaccination push phasing out use of large sites – KTAR.com
Drive-thru tents are set up on the University of Arizona mall, the location of Tucson’s only state-run mass vaccination site. (Photo by Chris Richards/UA News) TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County is phasing out mass vaccination sites as health officials increasingly focus on permanent health care facilities such as pharmacies, doctors’ offices and clinics to […]
Arizona reports 645 new COVID-19 cases, 14 additional deaths Saturday – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Saturday reported 645 new COVID-19 cases and 14 additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 895,518 infections and 17,975 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard also showed that 6,500,651 vaccine doses have been administered […]
Arizona reports 526 new COVID-19 cases, 22 additional deaths Friday – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Friday reported 526 new COVID-19 cases and 22 additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 895,873 infections and 17,961 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard also showed that 6,477,785 vaccine doses have been administered in […]
UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona
The Arizona Center for Rural Health’s mission to improve the health and wellness of Arizona’s rural and vulnerable populations through its state and federally designated and funded State Office of Rural Health program will continue thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). “We are very honored and excited […]