Arizona reported more new COVID-19 cases Thursday than any single day in the past three weeks, as well as 65 new known deaths.
Hospitalization metrics such as patient counts, ventilators in use and ER visits for COVID-19 have been on general downward trends for about seven weeks, with several metrics back down to levels from April and May, according to hospital data reported to the state.
Identified cases rose to 203,953 and known deaths totaled 5,130, according to the daily report by the Arizona Department of Health Services. The 65 new known deaths reported on Thursday represent the new deaths identified by the state Health Department that day, but many occurred days and weeks prior. The 1,091 new cases marks the most cases reported in a single day since Aug. 13, although case reports have fluctuated between about 200 and 1,000 daily new cases over the past three weeks, with lower numbers over the past week.