Arizona records 147 new COVID-19 deaths

July 18, 2020 steven

PHOENIX (KVOA) – Arizona health officials reported 2,742 additional coronavirus cases Saturday and 147 more known deaths.

That brings the state’s documented totals to 138,523 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,730 known deaths.

The data includes people who have recovered.

Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as the cause of death.

According to the state’s data dashboard, 978,863 people have been tested for the virus. Of those that have been processed, 12.3% have come back positive.

Cases by county:

Maricopa: 93,870
Pima: 13,270
Pinal: 6,536
Santa Cruz: 2,270
Cochise: 1,217
Yuma: 9,086
La Paz: 434
Mohave: 2,229
Yavapai: 1,335
Coconino: 2,647
Navajo: 4,768
Gila: 551
Graham: 278
Greenlee: 39
Apache: 2,735

Deaths by Age Group:

<20: 10
20-44: 161
45- 54: 183
55- 64: 384
65+: 1,992

Cases by Age Group:

Less than 20 years: 16,004
20 – 44: 70,249
45- 54: 21,840
55-64: 16,698
65 and older: 16,272
UNKNOWN: 202

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Symptoms of Coronavirus:

Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms, according to the CDC. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: