Arizona and California releases new COVID numbers
The new COVID case numbers in Arizona went up from 6,187 to 7,374 since last week. This is according to Arizona Department of Health Services…
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Yuma County BOS Chairman declares emergency due to Border Crisis
Yuma County Board of Supervisors Chairman Tony Reyes has declared an emergency in the unincorporated areas of…
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Maricopa County sees large spike in flu, COVID-19 and RSV
Arizona’s most populous county is warning of a significantly rise in cases of the flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory…
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Grijalva urges Ducey to deal with rising respiratory illnesses in AZ
Arizona Representative Raul M. Grijalva is calling on Governor Doug Ducey to deal with the rise in respiratory illnesses in the…
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ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide
Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year’s high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence…
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YRMC updates visitation guidelines
The Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) announced that they have updated visitation…
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Monthly report on COVID-19 outcomes based on vaccination status
According to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in July there were unvaccinated individuals ages 5 and older that had 18 times the…
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Northern Arizona tribe extends closure prompted by pandemic
The Havasupai Tribe deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona announced Friday that it is extending the pandemic-prompted closure of…
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Yuma County Board of Supervisors Chairman ends COVID-19 proclamation
The chairman of the Yuma County Board of Supervisors made an announcement on Monday ending his COVID-19 emergency proclamation in unincorporated…
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Arizona reducing COVID dashboard data as state of emergency ends
Arizona is scaling back updates of COVID-19 hospitalization data displayed on the state’s coronavirus dashboard in the wake of Gov. Doug Ducey…
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Yuma Mayor ends city-wide COVID-19 emergency
The Mayor of Yuma has announced a proclamation to end the city-wide COVID-19…
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Embry Health to begin charging for COVID-19 testing
Embry Health has announced it will be charging uninsured patients for COVID-19 testing due to a lack of…
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Lower COVID numbers and post-pandemic challenges locally
While COVID-19 cases are continuing to drop in the desert southwest, the pandemic’s after effects are now taking…
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City of San Luis Senior Center to close until further notice due to COVID case
The San Luis Senior Center is closing temporarily due to a positive COVID-19…
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YRMC closing COVID unit as military team packs up
The COVID Strike Force is now wrapping up its mission at Yuma Regional Medical…
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Arizona to honor COVID-19 deaths at first-ever pandemic memorial event
An outdoor, public ceremony will be hosted in honor of the almost 28,000 Arizona residents who died of…
Continue Reading ADHS now updates COVID dashboards weekly, releases information on boosters
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) began to update their COVID-19 Data Dashboard weekly instead of daily on Wednesday and shared some…
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Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients
Arizona hospitals remain crowded even as COVID-19 patient counts are dropping statewide and while fewer additional confirmed infections and…
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ADHS: New study shows frequent mask use related with lowered risk of contracting COVID-19
According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, using a face mask and…
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Embry Health reaches 2 million patients tested
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Embry Health announced it has officially tested its 2 millionth patient on Wednesday, marking a big two-year milestone…
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