Arizona and California releases weekly COVID-19 updates
While the new COVID case numbers for Arizona went up from 2,751 to 3,554, the new COVID case numbers for Yuma County went down from 327 to 112.
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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 (AZDHS).
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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 Yuma.
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Yuma agriculture lab helps prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, now expanding to other targets
The Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture helped prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in Yuma County using wastewater-based epidemiology.
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YRMC updates visitation guidelines
The Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) announced that they have updated visitation guidelines.
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Local Walmart donates nearly 5k N95 masks to Yuma Fire Department
The Yuma Fire Department accepted a donation of 4,800 N95 masks from Walmart on Pacific Avenue on Wednesday.
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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 areas.
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COVID-19 transmission showing a downward trend in Yuma
The Yuma County Health Department announced that there has been a downward trend in COVID-19 transmissions.
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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 emergency.
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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 place.
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Locals in Yuma County still concerned about COVID-19 during drop in cases
Yuma County is down to averaging 564 new cases a week, according to CovidActNow.org. Even with those numbers, locals, like Judy Webb, still want to see more action taken.
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COVID-19 pandemic reaches two year mark in Arizona
Arizona is currently seeing record numbers of COVID-19 cases. Not somewhere we thought we would be two years ago. Many, like Yuma Regional Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, Dr, Bharat Magu, are surprised cases are high once again.
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YRMC to require COVID-19 vaccine for all employees
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) will start imposing the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Locals catching COVID-19 multiple times
Vaccinated or not, testing positive for COVID-19 twice, maybe three times is becoming more common. It’s debunking what many people thought was true – if you catch COVID-19 it would protect you from getting it again.
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Local school district responds to recent COVID-19 surge with rapid testing
In District One in Yuma this week more than 182 students and staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Educators at District One are following protocols and providing plenty of rapid tests.
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YRMC doctor says rise in hospitalizations will continue for several more days
Yuma Regional Medical Center is dealing with an overwhelming number of hospitalizations. This, on top of the current staff shortage its been seeing as many more employees contract the virus.
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District One Health Services meet high demand for rapid COVID-19 testing
The District Health Services Team recently stated how they were able to fulfill the high demands made for rapid COVID-19 testing.
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YRMC reports increase in hospitalizations, low staff capacity
The fast-moving Omicron variant causing hospitalization numbers to soar to a level we haven’t seen in several months.
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COVID-19 surge affecting local restaurants in Yuma
COVID-19 cases just continue to rise, and while it affects all industries of Yuma’s economy, local restaurants have been among those affected the most.
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Yuma County’s COVID-19 positivity rate at its highest since beginning of 2021
High COVID-19 cases are being reported in both Yuma and Imperial counties Wednesday. The counties are both showing high positivity rates also.
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