Hospitalizations continue gradual declines from their mid-July peaks, as Arizona reported another 2,992 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 53 more known deaths.
Inpatient hospitalizations, ICU beds in use and ventilators in use all continued gradual downward trends on Friday, according to hospital data reported to the state. But hospitals remain under high pressure, with many COVID-19 patients.
Identified cases rose to 177,002 and known deaths totaled 3,747, according to the daily report by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The 53 new known deaths reported Saturday represent the new deaths identified by the Arizona Department of Health Services that day, but many occurred days and weeks prior. Given slow test result turnaround times, new daily reported cases often represent cases that occurred days and weeks prior.