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Valleywise doctor details precautions to take as COVID cases rise in Arizona

In many ways, COVID-19 is no longer at the front of everyone’s mind. But the virus that has claimed nearly 1 million lives in the United States and more than 6 million worldwide is still out there and producing new variants.

As we head into the summer months, cases around the country seem to be rising, though hospitalizations and deaths are not. Where does all that put us in regards to the pandemic?

Dr. Michael White is the chief clinical officer for Valleywise Health. 

The Show spoke with him to put the pandemic into perspective.

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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.