Arizona reports 28 new virus deaths; case count nears 18,500
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May 29, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials report 28 additional coronavirus deaths and 702 additional cases, putting the number of people confirmed infected with COVID-19 over 18,000.
The Department of Health Services reported a total of 18,465 confirmed cases with 885 deaths as of Friday.
Hospitalizations are steadily climbing and now top 900, with 40% of those patients in intensive care. Hospitalizations hovered around 700 people a month ago.
Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday that schools can reopen after summer break and youth sports can resume immediately.
Ducey said Arizona's health care sy...
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