Health & Fitness
More Than 1 Million Cases Of COVID Have Been Recorded In Arizona
Health officials reported Friday that the state has passed 1 million officially recorded cases of the virus since the pandemic began.
PHOENIX, AZ — The Arizona Department of Health reported Friday that the state passed 1 million cases of COVID-19 and 18,724 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Just on Friday the state added 3,707 cases and 63 deaths to its totals.
Today’s #COVID19 dashboard update adds 3,707 cases and 63 deaths. With these additional cases, Arizona has passed 1 million reported COVID-19 cases with over 18,000 deaths. The surest protection is getting vaccinated. #RollUpYourSleeve https://t.co/8M9oiPZ6bW pic.twitter.com/NinulKCxjl
— AZ Dept of Health (@AZDHS) August 27, 2021
Out of that 1,001,871 overall total, 633,745 cases were recorded in Maricopa County and 126,442 were in Pima County.
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More than 7 million vaccine doses have been given in Arizona and 55 percent of the state's population has been fully vaccinated, according to the department of health.
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