PHOENIX — Arizona on Friday reported over 4,000 additional known COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row as coronavirus outbreak saw hospitalizations continue to increase.
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The state Department of Health Services reported 4,471 new cases and 43 additional deaths, increasing the state’s totals to 291,696 cases and 6,427 deaths.
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Apache 12.3%
Cochise 17.6%
Coconino 9.4%
Gila 3.2%
Graham 17.8%
Greenlee 42.9%
La Paz 20%
Maricopa 11.9%
Mohave: 11.5%
Navajo 14.7%
Pima 10.4%
Pinal 14.5%
Santa Cruz 27.9%
Yavapai 15.2%
Yuma 22.5%
Arizona 12.1%
COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Arizona have climbed steadily since October and into November, reaching 1,835 as of Thursday, including 431 patients in intensive-care beds.
The current hospitalizations are about half of the peak during Arizona’s summer surge and more than three times the levels seen in September during a comparative lull before the current surge.