The first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Maricopa County.
Arizona’s first doses of coronavirus vaccine are going to the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas before smaller counties and tribes begin receiving shipments.
Maricopa County health officials posted a photo Monday on social media showing the delivery of the county’s first shipment.
This week, Maricopa County is expected to get 47,000 doses, and Pima County will get 11,000.
Arizona will receive its largest vaccine shipment of the year next week and will spread them across the state.
Health officials reported nearly 11,800 additional virus cases resulting in one death in Arizona as of Monday morning.
In all, more than 420,000 cases with 7,358 deaths have been reported in Arizona since the pandemic began.
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.
Republished with the permission of the Associated Press.
