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LATEST INFORMATION
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6,011 Total Confirmed Cases in Maricopa County
14% Hospital Admission 4% ICU Admission Demographic Breakdown
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Impacted County Services
Get updated information on services impacted. View Updates
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Just released: Governor Ducey Announces Next Phase of Arizona Recovery
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Keep Your Distance Even As Businesses Reopen
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Physical distancing will continue to be important to Arizona's recovery. Remember: we're in this for each other. |
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How Quickly COVID-19 Can Spread: A Case Study
How does physical distancing slow the spread of COVID-19? Take a look at this video, which follows an actual COVID-19 case who did not stay away from others. You’ll see how many people ended up infected as a result of one person who was sick. The video starts off slow, then picks up the pace—just like infection spread can.
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What to Know About Physical Distancing
- To reduce the risk of catching COVID-19, people should limit their travel outside their home when possible and maintain 6 feet of distance between them and others from outside their household.
- COVID-19 is a disease that is “droplet spread.” It passes through the droplets created when infected people cough, sneeze, or undergo certain medical procedures that create droplets or fine mist.
Learn why experts recommend staying 6 feet away (VIDEO) >
- Avoid unnecessary physical contact with others. Consider adopting other ways of greeting friends/family.
- If you wear a cloth face covering, you should still continue to maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and others.
- Physical distancing does not have to equal emotional isolation. Video chat, outdoor walks at a safe distance from others, phone calls, and small group activities are fine.
Personal Protective Equipment Update
Maricopa County Unified Command continues to distribute needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to health care workers and first responders. As of today, Maricopa County has more than a month's worth of most PPE items. Unified Command has prioritized PPE to acute care hospitals and EMS transport, with the highest priority given to long-term care facilities like nursing homes and hospice with positive/active cases.
Long-Term Care Facility Case Reporting
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now requiring certain long-term care facilities to report the number of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths, which will then be made available to the public. This requirement only applies to federally-licensed facilities, which make up a minority of all long-term care facilities in Maricopa County. Public Health continues to work with ALL long-term care facilities to provide resources and guidance and quickly identify cases and reduce spread to others.
Census Update
Responding to the 2020 U.S. Census is safe, easy, and important. You can help ensure your community gets its fair share of federal dollars to fund critical services like schools, health care, and transportation. So far, 57% of Maricopa County residents have responded to the 2020 Census. If you’re not among them, why wait? Do your civic duty and respond to the Census now! Respond online >
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Human Services
Career services are available to Maricopa County residents through the Maricopa County Human Services Department. Many of these are available online, but there are in-person services available, by appointment, as well.
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Correctional Health Services
Correctional Health continues to monitor the health of staff and inmates at county jails and screen for COVID-19. As of May 11, 189 inmates in county jail facilities had been tested for the virus. 174 tests were negative; 14 are in isolation pending results; and one case last month was positive. The positive test was in isolation from the time they displayed symptoms until their release.
Learn about Correctional Health Services’ proactive COVID-19 measures >
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