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Arizona tops 182,000 cases of coronavirus
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Independent Newsmedia
The Arizona Department of Health Services is reporting over 182,000 positive cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning.
In Arizona, there are 182,203 cases and 3,932 deaths of the novel coronavirus, up 1,698 and 87 from Tuesday morning, respectively. That equates to a 2.16% death rate of confirmed cases in the state.
The number of cases could be far higher because many people have not been tested, and some can be infected without feeling sick.
Maricopa County shows a case rate of 2,744 cases per 100,000 residents, using 2019 population estimates. The state rate is 2,503. Santa Cruz County has the highest at 5,663 cases per 100,000 residents.
In-patient hospitalizations, ventilators in use and intensive care unit occupancy continued to trend downward slightly.
Gov. Doug Ducey is meeting with President Donald Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force Wednesday, Aug. 5 in the Oval Office.
The coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough for most people. The vast majority of people who are diagnosed with COVID-19 recover.
But for some — especially older adults and people with existing health problems — it can cause more severe illness including pneumonia, and death.
In an extensive order Tuesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason said it was wrong for Gov. Doug Ducey to shut down these facilities indefinitely without a chance to appeal. He said that violates constitutional due process rights of the owners.
Mr. Thomason said he is not faulting Mr. Ducey for his initial decision to shutter these facilities. He said the governor, based on medical advice he was getting, had a “rational basis” for doing that.
But now, with these facilities shut down twice since the emergency was declared in March, Mr. Thomason ordered the governor to provide gyms and fitness centers “a prompt opportunity to apply for reopening,” allowing them to attest that they can live with guidelines already crafted by the state Department of Health Services to minimize the risk of the spread of COVID-19.
And he wants that quickly, as the fitness centers remain closed.
