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The entrance to the Pima County Juvenile Courts.

Pima County Attorney's office goes virtual after COVID outbreak

Staff rushed to make the move over the weekend.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Vaccine rollout reaches next phase, Ducey discusses pandemic, education and tax cuts

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 11.
Gov. Doug Ducey delivers the annual State of the State address online due to COVID-19. Jan. 11, 2021

Gov. Ducey touts pandemic response, promises focus on education and tax cuts in annual address

The governor delivered his address virtually rather than in front of the state legislature.
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

UA to start vaccinations Jan. 22

The university will be the primary place for educators to get vaccines in Pima County.
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Arizona COVID-19 deaths exceed 10,000, cases pass 600,000

Arizona and Rhode Island are tied for the worst COVID-19 diagnosis rate in the country
A health care worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Banner - University Medicine North on Dec. 17, 2020.

Half of Arizona counties in phase 1B for vaccines

About 2% of the residents have been vaccinated.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 11,021 new COVID-19 cases, 105 more deaths

Pima County reported 1,555 new cases with 44 deaths
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 237 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more deaths

Weekend lockdowns extend through Jan. 25
Members of the Arizona state Legislature meet at the Senate Building.

Arizona Legislature kicks off 2021 session amid virus surge

Republicans retain control of both chambers
The Tucson Unified School District building.

TUSD educators to get vaccine soon

Roll out scheduled to start Jan. 19
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona tops COVID-19 marks of 10,000 deaths, 600,000 cases

State remains a coronavirus hotspot

Arizona unemployment goes in opposite directions

More than 100,000 Arizona residents received unemployment benefits to end the year.
ADHS Director Cara Christ speaking at an online press conference Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

State to open 24/7 COVID-19 vaccination site in Maricopa County

More vaccine distribution sites are also ramping up in Pima County.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Tucson remembers deadly Safeway shooting, vaccine rollout charges forward

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 8.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports over 11,000 virus cases, nearly 200 deaths

State has worst diagnosis rate in the nation
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

Banner – UMC gives update on COVID vaccine distribution

A discussion with the hospital's physician executive, Dr. Joshua Lee.

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