Arizona reports 3,470 additional COVID cases, 26 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Thursday reported 3,470 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 26 more deaths as virus-related hospitalizations and other pandemic metrics continued to climb during the current surge. New data reported on the number of virus-related hospitalizations ranged between 1,900 and 2,000 for about a week before climbing again to 2,057 as of Tuesday and 2,070 on Wednesday. According to Johns Hopkins University data, seven-day rolling average of daily deaths rose from 14 to 36 over the past two weeks. The numbers are rising but remain far below the records hit during the winter surge.