Less than 100 new cases of coronavirus reported in Yuma County
Health officials report 7 more deaths
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Yuma County saw fewer new cases of coronavirus than usual. For only the second time in the month of July, new cases dipped below 100.
Yuma started off the month with 273 new cases. On the 5th, the county added 284 cases. Since then, new cases have only dipped below 100 twice; on July 10 and July 13.
In spite of the dip in new cases, the number of deaths reported was higher than usual. Health officials reported 7 additional deaths due to the virus. The illness has now killed more than 150 Yumans.
The Yuma County Health District (YCHD) confirmed 82 new cases Monday, bringing the countywide total to nearly 8,400.
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) moved four more patients into intensive care, and transferred three more patients to hospitals outside the area.
Here are the latest statistics from YCHD:
Coronavirus in Yuma County - Monday, July 13, 2020
| Total confirmed cases | 8,392 | +82 |  |
| Total patients tested | 43,067 | +299 |  |
| Total deaths | 152 | 7 |  |
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| Patients currently hospitalized | 148 | -2 |  |
| ICU Patients | 34 | +4 |  |
| Ventilators in use/available | 22 | 24 |  |
| Patients discharged | 604 | --- | |
| Surge Transfers | 3 | 147 total | |
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| Female Patients | 4,432 | +40 | 53% |
| Male Patients | 3,960 | +42 | 47% |
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| Patients under 20 | 1,092 | +10 | 13% |
| 20-44 | 3,809 | +36 | 46% |
| 45-54 | 1,305 | +19 | 15% |
| 55-64 | 1,110 | +10 | 13% |
| 65+ | 1,074 | +5 | 13% |
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