Latest Tucson Coronavirus Updates

TUCSON, AZ — New statistics announced Tuesday by the Arizona Department of Health Services show that 237 people in Pima County have tested positive for the new coronavirus, with 11 confirmed deaths. State authorities have been taking measures to slow the spread of the virus and offer assistance to those affected.

Testing is available in Tucson, 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.

Pima County's website lists 217 positive cases. Forty-eight percent are men and 52 percent are women. The total of 237 is up from 217 Wednesday.

Here are the stats for coronavirus cases in Pima County:

Sex

• Men: 114
• Women: 124

Age

• 0 to 17: two
• 18 to 40: 74
• 41 to 65: 97
• 66-plus: 59
• Unknown: five

Forty-five Pima coronavirus patients are hospitalized and 15 are in intensive care units.

In total, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported Wednesday, there are 1,598 coronavirus cases in Arizona, including 32 deaths.

Here's the breakdown of cases by county:

• Apache: 19
• Cochise: four
• Coconino: 114
• Gila: two
• Graham: two
• Greenlee: one
• La Paz: two
• Maricopa: 961
• Mohave: eight
• Navajo: 129
• Pima: 237
• Pinal: 69
• Santa Cruz: three
• Yavapai: 34
• Yuma: 13

According to Johns Hopkins University numbers released Tuesday afternoon, there have been 51,485 deaths worldwide of 1,002,159 coronavirus cases.

In the United States, Johns Hopkins reported, there have been 5,648 deaths in 236,339 coronavirus cases.

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