As the governor said on June 29, Arizona’s COVID-19 trends are moving in the wrong direction — the state is currently considered one of the country’s coronavirus hotspots.
To talk more about how Arizona’s situation fits in nationally, The Show spoke with Ryan Panchadsaram, one of the founders of COVID Exit Strategy — that’s a collaborative tracking how states are doing in the fight against COVID-19.
We could have been in a much better place.
— Ryan Panchadsaram (@rypan) June 28, 2020
Unfortunately, over the past month, most states went from making progress to now losing ground against controlling this virus.
Ramp up testing. Mandate masks. Restrict large gatherings. Trace and quarantine.https://t.co/12QYAuidoC pic.twitter.com/C0EmKp0tns
The Show asked Panchadsaram what stands out to him about the virus situation here in Arizona.