Safford and other towns across Arizona are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Safford, AZ community.

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Arizona COVID-19 Cases

Arizona New Coronavirus Cases:
Arizona Total Coronavirus Cases: 2,480,752
Arizona New Coronavirus Deaths:
Arizona Total Coronavirus Deaths: 33,538
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Safford

Is Rural Arizona Prepared for Coronavirus? | Phoenix New Times

Safford sits along a cluster of small towns near U.S. Route 70 in southeast Arizona, including Pima, Central, Thatcher, and Solomon. Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center — the only hospital in the ... More info »

Phoenix New Times - 03/16/2020 12:00pm

COVID-19 is spreading fastest in smaller, more rural Arizona counties - azcentral.com

The spread of COVID-19 in Arizona is behaving differently than it did in the summer, ... Nine patients were hospitalized at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford as of Tuesday, ... More info »

AZ Central - 11/12/2020 02:16am

Arizona now seeing ‘community spread’ of coronavirus

PHOENIX - Arizona’s health director warned Monday that community spread of the new coronavirus is now happening and case numbers could reach what is seen in a flu season.. The state added one ... More info »

FOX 10 Phoenix - 03/09/2020 08:25pm

Arizona reports no new coronavirus deaths as toll nears 16,000 - FOX 10 Phoenix

This brings Arizona’s overall total case number to 817,821 and the number of deaths to 15,979. Arizona is reporting no new COVID-19-related deaths as the state’s overall death toll approaches ... More info »

FOX 10 Phoenix - 02/28/2021 10:00am

Arizona coronavirus: Cases, hospitalizations increase after reopening - USA TODAY

PHOENIX – Experts around the country and in Arizona are raising alarms about the state's COVID-19 situation because cases and hospitalizations have increased for the past two weeks. The increase ... More info »

USA Today - 06/09/2020 12:00pm

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