New weekly coronavirus cases in Litchfield Park up by two

The number of new weekly coronavirus cases reported in Litchfield Park 85340 rose by two during the week ending Friday, April 2, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported.

That brings the total number of cases reported in the community to 3,703.

Numbers rose from 3,701 to 3,713 from March 26 to 29, then stayed the same through April 1, before dropping to 3,703 on April 2.

READ: Last week’s numbers

ADHS Public Information Officer Holly Poynter said in September that fluctuating numbers are not uncommon.

“Cases are assigned based on the primary residence address for an individual patient. Address information can be updated throughout a case investigation,” she said. “Sometimes this won't be identified until later in an investigation because the ‘home address’ is often used on things like insurance, which may filter down to the lab report.”

On April 1, she said while it may not look like numbers are being updated on the state's daily ZIP code map, “please keep in mind there may not be variation in each ZIP code every day.”

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

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 26: 3,701
Cases as of March 27: 3,708
Cases as of March 28: 3,709
Cases as of March 29: 3,713
Cases as of March 30: 3,713
Cases as of March 31: 3,713
Cases as of April 1: 3,713

To see full numbers across the state, click here.

Vaccinations

Every 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 31, 1,876,301 doses had been administered in Maricopa County. Of those, 1,138,923 were first dose and 730,329 were second dose and 7,049 were unknown.

In Litchfield Park 85340, 41.9% of the eligible population had received their first dose and 27.2% had received their second dose. 

As of March 24, all residents ages 18 and older became eligible for the two-dose Moderna and one-dose Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) vaccines, and all residents 16 and older became eligible for the two-dose Pfizer vaccine. 

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.

Maricopa County overview

As of April 2, the state reported the following in Maricopa County:

Countywide cases: 525,002 (522,624 last Friday); 445 new from the previous day (339 new last Friday)
Rate of cases per 100,000 people: 12,019.7 (11,965.3 last Friday)
Deaths: 9,670 (9,630 last Friday); -7 new since the previous day (11 new last Friday)
Fatality rate per 100,000 people: 221.39 (220.48 last Friday)
Number of diagnostic tests conducted: 5,108,134 (5,016,831 last Friday); 17,443 new from the previous day (16,111 last Friday)
Test positivity: 11.3% (11.4% last Friday)

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.