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Latest coronavirus numbers in Arizona - 2/12/21
FOX 10's Renee Nelson has the latest COVID-19 data from the Arizona Dept. of Health Services after 172 additional deaths were reported on Feb. 12.
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona on Feb. 13 reported nearly 1,800 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 100 more deaths as the number of patients hospitalized due to the coronavirus outbreak continued to drop during the slowing of the fall and winter surge.
The 1,791 cases and 114 deaths reported by the Department of Health Services increased the state’s pandemic totals to 795,323 cases and 14,948 deaths.
There were 2,300 hospitalized COVID-19 patients occupying inpatient beds as of Friday, down from the pandemic high of 5,082 on Jan. 11, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard.
Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths dropped over the past two weeks, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.
The rolling average of daily new cases dropped from 5745.6 on Jan. 29 2,558.6 on Friday while the rolling average of daily deaths dropped from 145.6 to 126.6 during the same period.
The number of infections is thought to be far higher than reported because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
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