Voluntary medical personnel will administer COVID-19 vaccines to walk-in patients at a pop-up clinic at Western International High School on April 12, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / Getty Images)
PHOENIX – Public health officials in Arizona reported 845 new cases of coronavirus and 30 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Friday.
The last documented totals were 852,570 COVID-19 infections and 17,153 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard.
The dashboard also showed that 4,326,494 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, with 2,656,696 people (37% of the state population) receiving at least one injection and 1,812,090 people fully vaccinated.
Hospital admissions related to the virus fell Thursday after hitting the April high the previous day. The number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients in state hospitals fell by 15 to 569 overnight. The number of IC beds used by COVID-19 patients decreased by eight to 154.
The state’s daily health department updates and confirms current case and death data after the state receives statistics, which can delay several days or more. They do not represent actual activity for the past 24 hours.
The hospital admission figures posted every morning are reported electronically the night before by hospitals across the state.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has no impact on some people and is severely disabling or fatal for others. Infected people without symptoms – including but not limited to a cough, fever, and difficulty breathing – are able to spread the virus.
Diagnostic tests are available in hundreds of Arizona locations and should be sought by anyone with symptoms or who may have been exposed to an infected person. Information on locations, schedules, and registration can be found on the Department of Health Services website.
All adults in Arizona are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, with a minimum age of 16 for the Pfizer injection and 18 for other approved versions.
For details on vaccine availability statewide, the ADHS website has a vaccine finder page with locations and registration information.
For information on metro Phoenix vaccine availability, Maricopa County Public Health has a locator page that includes pharmacies, government-operated sites, health clinics, and pop-up distribution events.
The following week of appointments for massive state-run vaccination sites that use the Pfizer vaccine are released every Friday at 11 a.m. Appointments can be booked online at https://podvaccine.azdhs.gov/ or by calling 844-542-8201.
Additional places can be opened through any provider at any time due to cancellations and additional deliveries, so vaccine seekers should keep checking one or all of their registration options regularly.