Arizona Coronavirus: 3,400 Illnesses, 108 Deaths Reported

PHOENIX, AZ — The number of statewide new coronavirus illnesses has grown to 3,393 while the total number of fatalities have hit 108, the Arizona Department of Public Health reported Saturday. A series of executive orders by Gov. Doug Ducey remain in effect, including placing restrictions on some travelers.

In the past three days, the number of coronavirus-related illnesses in Arizona has increased by more than 600 while the number of fatalities grew by at least 28. Maricopa County remains the hardest hit in the state with more than half of the state's total illnesses.

Maricopa County, the state's most populous county and home to Phoenix, the 10th largest metropolitan area in the country, is the epicenter of the Arizona outbreak with 47 deaths. On Saturday, there were 1,891 confirmed illnesses, more than half of the state's total cases.

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To date, 40,530 tests for the virus have been conducted across the state.

Here's a look at the concentration of coronavirus illnesses in Arizona's hardest-hit counties:

• Pima County: 591 cases; 29 deaths
• Navajo County: 321 cases; 7 deaths
• Coconino County: 238 cases; 15 deaths
• Pinal County: 146 cases; 3 deaths

At least 15 deaths in Maricopa County are linked to coronavirus infections in nursing homes, and one of Ducey's new orders outlines steps all nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the state should take to separate residents who are infected from those who are not.

The governor's orders also require travelers from three states in the Northeast hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving at an Arizona airport.

The entire state also remains under a stay-at-home order until April 30. Visit the state health department's website for more information on coronavirus cases by county.

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