Coronavirus In Arizona: 2 New Cases Reported In Pinal County

PHOENIX, AZ — The Arizona Department of Health Services on Saturday said two additional presumptive positive cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Pinal County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to five.

Both individuals live in the same household as the first reported Pinal County patient, a woman in her 40s who is currently hospitalized, according to a news release from health officials.

Earlier this week, state health officials confirmed two coronavirus cases in Maricopa County. One, a man in his 20s, was not hospitalized and is recovering at home. The first case was an individual associated with Arizona State University who traveled to Wuhan, China, where the virus originated.

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To date, 56 people in Arizona have been tested for coronavirus, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services website. Forty-four cases have been ruled out, and seven tests are still pending.

The new coronavirus — officially called COVID-19 — is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that's a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past. The symptoms are similar to seasonal influenza, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Both are infectious respiratory illnesses, but they're caused by different viruses.

Both cause fever, cough, body aches and fatigue, and can result in pneumonia. Both illnesses can sometimes cause vomiting and diarrhea.

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