Reported COVID-19 cases in Arizona increased from recent weeks, and the percentage of positive tests for the virus rose to 21%.
March 30. State health officials said hospitals are no longer required to report some COVID-19 surveillance data to the state, meaning certain graphs showing weekly hospitalization levels for the disease and bed usage by COVID-19 patients are no longer updated.
State health officials previously broke down hospitalization and death data for unvaccinated people and people with and without boosters, but said they changed the format in July to show the impact of staying up to date with a second booster shot plus future vaccine recommendations. Percent positivity, which refers to the percentage of COVID-19 diagnostic tests that are positive, varies somewhat based on how it's measured. It was high in the winter months, a sign of more community spread. Then it was much lower but began climbing upward in April, then back downward, and now again on an upswing.
The COVID-19 death rate in Arizona since the pandemic began is 434 deaths per 100,000 people as of Tuesday, , putting it third in the country in a state ranking that separates New York City from New York state. The U.S. average is 322 deaths per 100,000 people as of Tuesday, according to the CDC.
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