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Arizona has gone over 14-thousand cases with six new deaths Monday. Health officials say there are now 686 deaths with nearly 98-hundred new people tested. The number of people tested in Arizona is nearly 213-thousand. Navajo County has 1,285. Apache County has 988 cases, all but four cases are on the Navajo Nation. Coconino CountyFull Story

Positives cases of COVID-19 are up eight, with recoveries up one more in Yavapai County Friday. Health officials say there are now 254 cases of the virus with five deaths and 38 recoveries. The total number of those tested in Yavapai County is now 7,013. Out of those tested, 6,759 were negative for a percentageFull Story

Over 11-thousand new tests of COVID-19 are being reported Friday in the state, with 27 new deaths and 495 new positive cases. There are now 651 deaths in Arizona and just over 13-thousand cases related to COVID-19 in the state. The percentage of positive cases to those tested still continues to fall. The percentage fellFull Story

Yavapai County is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 Saturday. Health officials say there are now 260 cases of the coronavirus with five deaths and 38 recoveries. The total number of those tested in Yavapai County is now 7,295 with 7,035 negative results for a 96.4-percent average. There are now 133 cases in Prescott Valley,Full Story

There’s an additional 28 deaths and 462 cases of COVID-19 in Arizona Saturday. Health officials say there are 679 deaths in the state from the coronavirus with nearly 14-thousand cases. Navajo County leads Northern Arizona in cases with 1,238. Apache County has 962 cases, all but three cases are on the Navajo Nation. Coconino CountyFull Story

Gas prices have leveled off in Arizona this week. Triple-A Arizona says the price of gas is steady at $2.08 a gallon on average this week. In Flagstaff, the average price of gas actually rose three cents a gallon from last week to $2.26 a gallon. Some stations are selling gas at $2.23 a gallonFull Story

A Prescott Valley couple were arrested recently after an investigation by the Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking task force. Investigators received information that 27-year-old Justin Horton was involved in heroin possession and sales. Detectives also discovered that Justin was selling heroin in April and it at least one of the incidents, he had his three-year-old childFull Story

Prescott Valley Police arrested a man after a high speed chase and an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night. Police were notified about a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Highway 69 at around 6:32 p.m. When officers caught up to the truck, it was entering Prescott Valley at Stoneridge. The driver, 28-year-old AlfredoFull Story

A juvenile in the Yavapai County Juvenile Justice Center has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 at the Prescott facility. Officials say all juveniles in the center were tested on Thursday, May 7th and one tested positive. The juvenile is being held separately from the others to recover. Center personnel say he’s doing fine. Officials sayFull Story

There have been 16 news cases and another death reported Thursday in Yavapai County. Health officials say the latest death was a senior citizen in the Quad Cities area. There are now five deaths, 246 confirmed cases and 37 recoveries thus far. Officials say 84 of the 141 students and 20 staff at Mingus MountainFull Story