COVID-19 Update: Yavapai County has recorded 2,205 cases, 2 additional deaths

This COVID-19 dashboard is maintained by Yavapai County Community Health Services. It may not always reflect current updated numbers or match posted Arizona Department of Health Services data. For more county COVID-19 data visit https://www.yavapai.us/chs. For state data visit https://www.azdhs.gov/covid-19. (YCCHS/Courtesy)

This COVID-19 dashboard is maintained by Yavapai County Community Health Services. It may not always reflect current updated numbers or match posted Arizona Department of Health Services data. For more county COVID-19 data visit https://www.yavapai.us/chs. For state data visit https://www.azdhs.gov/covid-19. (YCCHS/Courtesy)

Yavapai County has recorded 2,205 positive cases of COVID-19, up by 20 overnight, and two additional confirmed deaths, according to a Yavapai County Community Health Services (YCCHS) news release Thursday, Aug. 20.

Yavapai County has tested 34,084 residents with 306 new tests reported, 893 recovered, and 76 deaths.

YRMC West is caring for eight COVID-19 patients, YRMC East campus has two COVID-19 patients, and there are five persons under investigation (PUI). Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood reports no COVID-19 hospitalizations and three PUI. The Prescott VA has one COVID-19 patient with no PUI.

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Top chart shows total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state by county. Bottom chart shows increase in cases overnight. (Yavapai County Community Health Services/Courtesy)

STATE UPDATE

Across Arizona, 1,372,353 people have been tested for COVID-19 with 196,280 positive results (up 723 since yesterday), and 4,684 deaths, up 50 overnight.

STATE UPDATES SCHOOL DASHBOARD

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, Yavapai County is one of four Arizona counties meeting the two-week decline in the number of coronavirus cases, two weeks of percent positivity less than 7%, and two weeks with hospital visits due to COVID-like illness below 10% to the moderate spread benchmark. This category allows schools to provide both virtual and in-person learning.

For more information, visit azhealth.gov/schoolsCOVID19.

TESTING BLITZ SATURDAY

Spectrum Healthcare will hold more testing blitz events in Yavapai County from 8 a.m. to noon for the next two Saturdays, Aug. 22 and 29. The drive-through COVID-19 testing locations are: 990 Willow Creek Road in Prescott and 651 Mingus Ave. in Cottonwood. The test being offered is the PCR nasal swab test. Patients can pre-register online, which will save time processing in-line, at spectrumhealthcare-group.org. This is a first come, first serve event and while supplies last. The testing service is free from Spectrum, however the actual lab test will be charged to patients that have insurance. The results take three to five days to return. Participants are asked to bring a photo identification and wear masks to help protect healthcare workers who will be doing the testing.

INFORMATION

• For Yavapai County data and COVID-19 Resources: www.yavapai.us/chs;

• Yavapai Emergency Phone Bank: 928-442-5103 – Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Arizona 2-1-1: A resource for all the time, not just during COVID-19: https://211arizona.org;

• COVID-19 information en español: https://azhealth.gov/covid-19; and,

• Mental health resources – #YavapaiStrongerTogether: https://justicementalhealth.com/resources-support/#covid19.


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