Arizona Sees Another Big Day Of Testing Heading Into Another Blitz Saturday

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 fell another two-tenths-of-a percent from 6.3-percent Thursday to 6.2-percent Friday. Navajo County leads Northern Arizona in cases with 1,177. Apache County has 927 cases, all but two cases are on the Navajo Nation. Coconino County has 789 cases and Yavapai comes in with 254 cases. The third straight testing blitz will take place Saturday across Arizona. Log onto your county’s health services website for a site near you.