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CLOSEAutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow Captionsaccording to new numbers released Sunday by the Arizona Department of Health Services.Arizona's total identified cases rose to 6,526, according to the most recent state figures. That's an increase of 246 confirmed cases, or 3.9%, since Saturday when the state reported 6,280identified cases and 273 deaths.Maricopa County's confirmed cases now exceed 3,300, according to state numbers. All of Arizona's 15 counties have reported…

Arizona experienced its worst day of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, reporting 310 new infections which pushed the state's total confirmed case count to 5,769.Additionally, 66 Arizonans have died from the disease in the past three days, the most the state has seen in that time frame to date.Nearly 3,000 of the state's cases have come…

Ryan Vlahovich, Arizona Republic Published 2:56 p.m. MT April 19, 2020 CLOSE What are the steps you need to take if you think you have coronavirus? USA TODAYThe parking lot of an Albuquerque football stadium has been quickly transformed into a helipad in preparation for an anticipated influx of COVID-19 patients from northern Arizona and…

An Arizona man became the first in the state to survive coronavirus with a rare blood treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy (ECMO), The Arizona Republic reported Tuesday. Enes Dedic, 53, is among the first U.S. COVID-19 patients to survive with ECMO therapy and about one of 10 patients to survive the therapy worldwide. ECMO was…