New weekly coronavirus cases in Litchfield Park drop by more than half

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported the number of coronavirus cases in Litchfield Park 85340 was 3,677 as of Friday, March 19, a 0.5572% increase over last Friday and 0.14% increase over Thursday.

That represents an increase of 20 new cases over the week and five cases overnight.

The number of new cases reported the week ending March 12 was 46, which was up from 26 cases reported the week ending March 5.

The ZIP code includes the city of Litchfield Park and unincorporated Maricopa County. The state does not separate cases by incorporated and unincorporated areas.

READ: Litchfield Park’s numbers for the week of March 5-12

The agency said more than 90% of cases were mapped to the address of the patient’s residence:

Litchfield Park 85340

Cases as of March 12: 3,657
Cases as of March 13: 3,654
Cases as of March 14: 3,655
Cases as of March 15: 3,659
Cases as of March 16: 3,659
Cases as of March 17: 3,662
Cases as of March 18: 3,672
Cases as of March 19: 3,677

Vaccinations

Each Wednesday, the county updates the number of residents vaccinated, and the percentage of residents vaccinated by ZIP code at maricopa.gov/5671/Public-Vaccine-Data.

As of March 17, 1,496,907 doses had been administered in Maricopa County. Of those, 916,175 were first dose and 575,962 were second dose.

In Litchfield Park 85340, 58.6% of the eligible population had received their first dose and 37.4% had received their second dose.

READ: Arizona to open new vaccine appointments on Fridays

The total eligible population to receive COVID-19 vaccine is based on which phase Maricopa County is vaccinating and calculated using Census 2020 estimates, according to the county website. Percentages released March 10 include Phase 1A, Phase 1B, and those 55 and older.

For county vaccine updates, to learn whether you’re eligible for a vaccination, see how many point of dispensing (POD) vaccination sites are open or to find an appointment, click here.

To see full vaccination numbers across the state, click here.

Maricopa County benchmarks data

ADHS tracks the level of community transmission of COVID-19 as part of its three benchmarks for business and school reopenings, updating its benchmarks data dashboard on Thursdays.

The benchmarks — number of cases per 100,000 people, percent positivity of tests and percentage of people hospitalized with COVID-like illnesses — are divided into three categories: substantial, moderate and minimal.

Substantial transmission: more than 100 cases per 100,000 people, 10% or higher test positivity and more than 10% hospitalizations.
Moderate transmission: 10 to 100 cases per 100,000 people, 5% to 10% test positivity and 5% to 10% hospitalizations.
Minimal transmission: Fewer than 10 cases per 100,000 people, less than 5% test positivity and fewer than 5% hospitalizations.

Figures are about 12 days old to allow for lags in reporting, ADHS states on the website. All three benchmarks must be met for 14 days to move from a higher transmission phase to a lower one.

This week’s community transmission: Substantial

As of Thursday, March 18, the dashboard categorized Maricopa County’s community transmission as substantial, based on data collected Feb. 21 and 28:

Cases per 100,000 people: 83 Feb. 28 / 104 Feb. 21
Test positivity: 5.5% Feb. 28 / 6.8% Feb. 21
COVID-like hospitalizations: 2.6% Feb. 28 / 3.7% Feb. 21

To view the benchmarks dashboard, click here.

Maricopa County overview

As of March 19, the state reported the following in Maricopa County:

Countywide cases: 520,919 (520,291 last Friday); 135 new from the previous day (1,006 new last Friday)
Rate of cases per 100,000 people: 11,926.3 (11,911.9 last Friday)
Deaths: 9,512 (9,428 last Friday); 24 new since the previous day (35 new last Friday)
Fatality rate per 100,000 people: 217.77 (215.85 last Friday)
Number of diagnostic tests conducted: 4,914,160; 18,864 new from the previous day
Test positivity: 11.6%

To view the data dashboard and statewide information on cases by age, ethnicity and gender; hospital and ventilator usage and availability, and hospital-specific COVID-19 metrics, click here.