Glendale’s increase rate for coronavirus cases is down to its lowest growth in months.
From the time between March 29 and April 8, Glendale’s total case count has grown just 0.5%, according to the latest figures the Arizona Department of Health Services shared Thursday. The most recent period The Glendale Independent previously analyzed, from Feb. 24 through March 29, showed a case growth rate of 3%.
The state’s overall synopsis, through April 2 according to the CDC, showed one alarming trend - Arizona’s rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people is up 24% from last week, which earns the state a “Substantial Transmission” rating. The state ranks eighth nationally in new cases per 100,000 people from the period measured March 26 through April 1.
