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Arizona State University and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.
Arizona continues to average more than 20,000 COVID-19 infections per day. Modeling from the University of Arizona suggests cases will begin declining soon, but a huge portion of the state’s population will have been infected by the end of the month.
Jan. 19, 2022
Jan. 18 marked the first day of free COVID-19 test availability for just about anybody with a mailing address. The Show spoke with Erin Garcia of Chicanos Por La Causa to learn how these tests could impact Arizona's Latino communities.
Jan. 19, 2022
Needing assistance due to staff shortages and increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, including some requiring high levels of care, Yuma Regional Medical Center applied to the federal government for help.
Jan. 18, 2022
Coconino County is using federal relief funds to address a backlog of court cases that were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jan. 18, 2022
COVID-19 tests have been harder to come by recently in Arizona as cases surge to record highs. But every household in the U.S. is now eligible to order free at-home tests.
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Jan. 18, 2022
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has signed an executive order requiring all government workers on the tribe’s vast reservation to have a booster shot.
Jan. 17, 2022
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey quietly tapped $95 million in federal coronavirus relief money in November to boost pay for state troopers, prison guards and workers in several other state departments deemed essential.
Jan. 17, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to push Arizona caseloads to record-high levels. On average, the state has been seeing more than 19,000 cases per day recently — far more daily cases than we ever saw during last winter’s surge.
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Jan. 17, 2022
Records are regularly falling amid the state's most dramatic case growth to date.
Jan. 17, 2022
Just over six months after the pandemic began, Nicholas Gerbis from KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk reported how COVID-19 shutdowns were affecting scientists working with living creatures. He recently checked in with the researchers to see how they’ve weathered the ups and downs since.
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Jan. 17, 2022
The Arizona Interscholastic Association reports that more than 1,000 school athletic events were cancelled or postponed statewide this past week due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
Jan. 15, 2022
The U.S. Treasury Department is threatening to take back more than $170 million in recovery funds or withhold money unless Gov. Doug Ducey's office can address issues it sees with two education programs within 60 days.
Jan. 14, 2022
Arizona on Friday set another record for new daily COVID-19 cases. The state added 20,257 cases to its daily dashboard. It is the first time Arizona has reported more than 20,000 infections on a single day.
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Jan. 14, 2022
Arizona students returned to schools last week as the state was experiencing yet another spike of COVID-19, this time due to the highly infectious omicron variant. So far, many Arizona schools are continuing with in-person classes, but some students are returning to remote learning.
Jan. 14, 2022
Gov. Doug Ducey’s office said the pandemic has taken a heartbreaking toll as the state surpasses 25,000 total deaths from COVID-19. But the governor’s office did not respond to several questions from KJZZ News about the state’s pandemic response.
Jan. 13, 2022
More than 25,000 Arizonans have now died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report Arizona’s per capita death rate is second-highest among states.
Jan. 13, 2022
Typically, when people are locked up in close quarters, you can expect a baby boom. That hasn’t happened during the pandemic. In fact, researchers are seeing lower birth weights and an increase in the number of stillbirths to women who have had COVID-19.
Jan. 13, 2022
Maryvale is a diverse community that has grown into an area home to a multitude of cultures and ethnicities. But it’s also a community lacking internet access. That lack of access is what ASU's One Square Mile Initiative has been focused on for the past year.
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Jan. 13, 2022
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the state and across the country, some Arizona students are temporarily returning to virtual learning.
Jan. 12, 2022
New COVID-19 infections in Arizona hit an all-time high Wednesday. Meanwhile, hospitals in the state are reporting they’re dangerously overcrowded and understaffed. But the state’s health department is not planning any new changes to its pandemic response.
Jan. 12, 2022
