Arizona health officials confirmed nearly 2,300 COVID-19 cases last week — an 8% increase from the previous week and more than an 80% increase from last month.
"There is definitely an up trend and the numbers are slightly higher compared to last year at the same date," said Dr. Joel Terriquez, medical director of infectious disease with the Arizona Department of Health Services.
But, Terriquez said, hospitalizations and deaths from the virus remain low.
"By now, most of us have either been exposed to some type of COVID infection or been immunized, so I think that most of us will maybe continue to develop very mild illness or even asymptomatic infection," Terriquez said.
Still, Terriquez recommends Arizonans keep up-to-date with vaccines. He said higher risk groups may want to avoid crowds or take added precautions as the virus spreads.
