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TweetPinShareFile photo by Kasey Brammell/Cronkite News: The Graham County Health Department is reporting an increase in local COVID-19 cases. Free testing kits will be available at upcoming festivals in Downtown Safford. …
Health Department warns of COVID-19 case uptick Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Alexandria Cullen/Cronkite News By Alexandria Cullen/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Federal officials Tuesday approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine for use by anyone age 6 months or older, and health …
Updated COVID-19 vaccine OK’d, experts urge people to roll up their sleeves Read More TweetPinShareFile photo by Kasey Brammell/Cronkite News: Experts believe COVID-19 cases are underreported, in part because at-home tests might not show up in data, unlike the rapid test administered in Phoenix in …
Arizona COVID-19 cases doubled since June, as virus rebounds in the state, U.S. Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Travis Robertson/Cronkite News: A COVID-19 vaccine dose is delivered in this March 2021 file photo. Cases and deaths are down sharply from the height of the pandemic, …
Three years on, COVID-19 no longer grabs headlines, but still poses a threat Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nik Wicksman/Cronkite News: Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to …
Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – After averaging about 40 new cases per week for about 2.5 months, COVID-19 positive tests spiked in Graham County recently, with 132 new …
COVID-19 cases surge in Graham, Greenlee counties Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – April began as March ended in Graham County as far as new, confirmed COVID-19 cases with just one solitary case in the past …
Graham County continues reduction in COVID cases Read More
TweetPinShareSteve Carter File Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Supporters of the “Freedom Convoy” gather along the U.S. Highway 191 overpass overlooking I-10 to wave to those in the convoy who …
Graham County ends March with just single-digit new COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo by Susan Wong /Cronkite News: Fans were excited to be back at a WM Phoenix Open that more resembles the tournament in a pre-COVID-19 era. With fewer and fewer cases, …
Graham County reports one solitary new confirmed COVID-19 case in the last week Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Rep. Tom O’Halleran, shown here during a previous visit to Eastern Arizona College, has tested positive for COVID-19 but is fully vaccinated and boosted and …
Congressman Tom O’Halleran tests positive for COVID-19 Read More