Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 1,880 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths.
State Department of Health Services officials said the latest figures increase Arizona’s totals to 259,264 cases and 6,164 known deaths since the coronavirus pandemic began.
On Saturday, officials reported 33 deaths and 2,621 new COVID-19 cases, the second time in three days that there were more than 2,000 cases in Arizona.
The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
Cases and hospitalizations have been steadily increasing in Arizona since late September and throughout October after bottoming out in August after the state was a national hot spot in June and July.
Arizona officials have said the outbreak is getting worse in the wake of partial reopenings of schools and businesses and more spread is expected in the coming weeks due to social gatherings, including family get-togethers for Thanksgiving.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.
Republished with the permission of the Associated Press.
