Arizona reported a record 172 additional known COVID-19 deaths and 2,525 new cases on Thursday, as hospital numbers continue slight declines but remain relatively high.
The 172 new known deaths — the most reported in one day — represent the new deaths identified by the Arizona Department of Health Services that day, but many occurred days and weeks prior. Seventy-eight of the 172 new deaths are from death certificate matching, according to the department. Inpatient hospitalizations, ICU beds in use and ventilators in use by suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients all continued gradual decreases on Wednesday, according to hospital data reported to the state. Emergency department visits by COVID-19 patients increased slightly from the day prior, but still appear to be generally trending downward.