Arizona reported 683 new COVID-19 cases and eight new known deaths on Tuesday as hospital metrics for the disease continue to remain relatively stable.
Identified cases rose to 226,734 and known deaths are at 5,767, according to the daily report from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The number of patients hospitalized statewide for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was at 706 on Monday, up from 667 on Sunday, 630 on Saturday, 685 on Friday and the same as Thursday. At the peak of Arizona's surge in July, the number of hospitalized patients suspected or confirmed to have the virus exceeded 3,000.
The number of patients with suspected or known COVID-19 in intensive care units across Arizona was at 146 on Monday, down from 155 on Sunday. The number has hovered between 114 and 156 since Sept. 14.