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Arizona reports over 4,000 new COVID cases for 2nd day in row

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Posted at 11:58 AM, Nov 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-20 13:58:03-05

PHOENIX — Arizona on Friday reported over 4,000 additional known COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row as coronavirus outbreak saw hospitalizations continue to increase.

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The state Department of Health Services reported 4,471 new cases and 43 additional deaths, increasing the state’s totals to 291,696 cases and 6,427 deaths.

COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Arizona have climbed steadily since October and into November, reaching 1,835 as of Thursday, including 431 patients in intensive-care beds.

The current hospitalizations are about half of the peak during Arizona’s summer surge and more than three times the levels seen in September during a comparative lull before the current surge.