Arizona becomes second state in the country to allow paid family care – KTAR.com
(Pexels photos) PHOENIX — A new legislative move in Arizona works to address the ongoing nationwide nursing shortage while also helping the needs of families with medically fragile individuals. Arizona has become the second state in the nation to allow parents to become paid certified nursing assistants for their own medically fragile children. The law […]
Arizona reports 1,508 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death Sunday
(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 1,508 new COVID-19 cases and 1 additional death from the disease. It was the seventh consecutive day with at least 1,000 cases. The latest documented totals were 917,168 infections and 18,171 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard. Hospitalizations related […]
Arizona reports 1,528 new COVID-19 cases, 26 additional deaths Saturday – KTAR.com
A youth gets a shot of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 from a nurse at a sports center in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, July 23, 2021. The government has authorized vaccinations for adolescents with health problems. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Saturday reported 1,528 new COVID-19 cases and 26 additional deaths from […]
Arizona leaders stress importance of vaccine amid rising COVID-19 cases – KTAR.com
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, R, hold a press conference to update Arizona’s preparedness for COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak at the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Phoenix. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool) PHOENIX — In response to the rising COVID-19 […]
Arizona reports 1,479 new COVID-19 cases, 7 additional deaths Friday – KTAR.com
FILE – In this July 22, 2021 file photo, a health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive […]
Arizona K-12 public school students get free breakfast, lunch this school year – KTAR.com
PHOENIX — As Arizona schools prepare to welcome students back to class, parents won’t need to pack them a lunch. That’s because all K-12 public school students 18 and younger nationwide, regardless of income, will get free breakfast and lunch this school year. It’s thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture continuing to reimburse schools […]
Scottsdale Boys and Girls Club closes for a week due to COVID-19 outbreak
(Google Maps screenshot) PHOENIX — A Scottsdale Boys & Girls Club will be closed through next week due to a COVID-19 outbreak among staff and members, a representative of the club said Thursday. The Vestar Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale closed Wednesday after more than 20 positive cases were reported, […]
Phoenix hospital system pleas for vaccinations as COVID-19 cases rise
(Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) PHOENIX (AP) — One of Arizona’s biggest hospital systems renewed a call Thursday for people to get vaccinated, citing an increase in seriously ill COVID-19 patients in just a few weeks. Dr. Michael White, of Valleywise Health, said those hospitalized because of the virus are “predominantly those that have chosen […]
Arizona reports 1,174 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths Thursday – KTAR.com
A health worker prepares a shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for people at the Central Vaccination Center in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Thursday reported 1,174 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth consecutive day in quadruple digits, and 10 additional deaths from the disease. The […]
Arizona is No. 3 in nation for job recovery out of pandemic, report finds – KTAR.com
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX — A recent report found Arizona’s job recovery rate coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic is 87%, only behind Idaho and Utah for the best in the nation. The nationwide job recovery rate is 70% following mandatory closures of businesses deemed non-essential to stop the spread of the virus, […]