Latest Phoenix Coronavirus Updates

PHOENIX, AZ — New statistics announced Tuesday afternoon by Maricopa County show that 791 people in the county have tested positive for the new coronavirus, with a total of eight deaths. State authorities have been taking measures to slow the spread of the virus and offer assistance to those affected.

Testing is available in Phoenix, but only for those that qualify. Banner Health has set up drive-thru coronavirus testing sites for residents with symptoms who call in for appointments.

The state is under a stay at home order and schools have been shut down through the end of the year.

Fifty-three percent of the cases are men, and 47 percent are women. A total of 77 percent of cases are people below 65. The total of 791 is up from 689 on Sunday.

Here are the stats for coronavirus cases in Maricopa County:

Sex

• Men: 421
• Women: 370

Age

• 0 to 19: 17
• 20 to 44: 308
• 45 to 64: 287
• 65-plus: 179

A total of 140 of the reported coronavirus patients, or 18 percent, are hospitalized. Fifty-one are in the ICU and eight have died.

In total, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported Monday, there are 1,289 coronavirus cases in Arizona, including 24 deaths.

Here's the breakdown of cases by county:

• Apache: 16
• Cochise: four
• Coconino: 81
• Gila: one
• Graham: two
• Greenlee: one
• La Paz: two
• Maricopa: 788
• Mohave: seven
• Navajo: 91
• Pima: 202
• Pinal: 62
• Santa Cruz: two
• Yavapai: 21
• Yuma: nine

According to Johns Hopkins University numbers released Tuesday afternoon, there have been 41,654 deaths worldwide of 850,583 coronavirus cases.

In the United States, Johns Hopkins reported, there have been 3,721 deaths in 184,183 coronavirus cases.

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