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'It's As If The Foot Is On The Accelerator' — Arizona Continues To See Rise In COVID-19 Cases

Joshua LaBaer
Arizona State University
Joshua LaBaer

Arizona has seen a few record-setting days over the past week or so in terms of the number of new COVID-19 cases here. One expert says it may take a couple weeks for those numbers to start coming down.

Joshua LaBaer is the executive director of ASU’s Biodesign Institute, which has been compiling data and doing modeling on the pandemic.

The Show spoke with him and asked what he sees when he looks at the numbers.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.