Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 816 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases with 13 more deaths amid indicators that the state’s coronavirus outbreak may be slowing.
The Arizona Department of Health Services’ latest figures increased the state’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases to nearly 187,000 and the reported death toll to 4,150. It’s the first time since June 8 that fewer than 1,000 new cases were reported. The state reported 625 new cases on June 29, but a reporting partner missed the deadline to be included in the cases that day. Health officials say COIVD-19 hospitalizations and related usage of intensive care beds and ventilators began to drop in Arizona in the middle of last month. However, public health experts and officials in Arizona say a decline in coronavirus testing last month has made it challenging to understand the virus and implement measures to limit its spread.
