Arizona and COVID-19 (September 12, 2020)

Howard J Eng, Associate Professor Emeritus, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona

Abstract:

“Of the United States 50 states, Arizona is the sixth largest in size. It is about the same size as Italy. After six weeks of reopening the state, the COVID-19 cases had spiked. Arizona’s state COVID-19 ranking had rose from one of the states with the lowest number of reported cases to the top 7th in the total reported cases. The state took aggressive actions to address the rising cases. This longitudinal study examined the impacts of the actions taken. The study examined the changes in the numbers of new reported COVID-19 cases, the number of cases that required hospitalization, and the number of deaths. The data source used was from the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard database. During the two-month study period, Arizona aggressive actions had slowed down the overall state rates of new COVID-19 cases and number of deaths.”