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Arizona's COVID-19 cases are accelerating quickly as more testing becomes available
Arizona coronavirus: Known deaths increase to 5, total cases to 326
Source: AZCentral
Arizona's COVID-19 cases are accelerating quickly as more testing becomes available, with 326 identified cases and five known deaths reported Tuesday.
The number of cases increased 39% since Monday.
Gov. Doug Ducey first announced the state now had five total deaths known to be from COVID-19 on a KTAR (92.3 FM) radio show Tuesday morning.
On Monday, the state reported 234 identified cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and Pima County reported its first death.
The number of cases is likely much higher than official numbers suggest. People have reported trouble getting tested, as health professionals confront confusion over who to test and a lack of supplies.
The state health department's publicly reported numbers only provide positive test results from private labs, not the total number of people tested, leaving the online data incomplete.
The entry of private labs into testing appears to be helping the state identify cases, as the majority of reported positive cases are coming from private labs. Of the 326 identified cases, 285 were reported by private labs while 41 came from the state lab.
Before Tuesday, three deaths known to be from the disease had been announced in the state. They were a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions in Pima County, a Maricopa County man in his 50s with underlying health conditions and a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions in Maricopa County.
A majority of Arizona's identified cases were in Maricopa County, with a total of 199 Monday, according to data on the state health department's website.
Pima County had identified 42 cases, Navajo County had 32 cases, Pinal County had 22 and Coconino County had 18, according to state data. Apache County had four cases and Yavapai County had three cases. Graham County had two, as did Yuma County. Cochise and Santa Cruz counties each had one.
No cases had been identified in Mohave, La Paz, Greenlee and Gila counties as of Tuesday morning, the website showed.
The number of cases increased 39% since Monday.
Gov. Doug Ducey first announced the state now had five total deaths known to be from COVID-19 on a KTAR (92.3 FM) radio show Tuesday morning.
On Monday, the state reported 234 identified cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and Pima County reported its first death.
The number of cases is likely much higher than official numbers suggest. People have reported trouble getting tested, as health professionals confront confusion over who to test and a lack of supplies.
The state health department's publicly reported numbers only provide positive test results from private labs, not the total number of people tested, leaving the online data incomplete.
The entry of private labs into testing appears to be helping the state identify cases, as the majority of reported positive cases are coming from private labs. Of the 326 identified cases, 285 were reported by private labs while 41 came from the state lab.
Before Tuesday, three deaths known to be from the disease had been announced in the state. They were a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions in Pima County, a Maricopa County man in his 50s with underlying health conditions and a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions in Maricopa County.
A majority of Arizona's identified cases were in Maricopa County, with a total of 199 Monday, according to data on the state health department's website.
Pima County had identified 42 cases, Navajo County had 32 cases, Pinal County had 22 and Coconino County had 18, according to state data. Apache County had four cases and Yavapai County had three cases. Graham County had two, as did Yuma County. Cochise and Santa Cruz counties each had one.
No cases had been identified in Mohave, La Paz, Greenlee and Gila counties as of Tuesday morning, the website showed.
A paragraph or two more at link: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/03/24/arizona-coronavirus-covid-19-tuesday-march-24-update-5-known-deaths-326-identified-cases/2907464001/
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BREAKING Arizona's COVID-19 cases are accelerating quickly as more testing becomes available, with 326 identified cases and five known deaths reported Tuesday.
Stay healthy, AZ Duers.
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thought it was only 3 so far 
