First lady Jill Biden’s positive COVID-19 test this weekend was the latest, and most high-profile, reminder that cases are once again on the rise in the U.S. and in Arizona, where new infections per week have more than doubled since early July.
The Camp Verde Kiwanis Club’s 2022 Fort Verde Days “K” Run is back for a third time at a new home on Saturday, Oct. 8.
With cases of COVID-19 moving in the wrong direction, some areas of Arizona are again recommending masks in public indoor settings.
As the county experiences high transmissions of COVID-19 and test kits are harder to find, residents are looking for ways to get tested in order to keep working and seeing family members.
With the Omicron variant pinpointed as the cause of a current uptick in COVID-19 cases, there are several portals for finding COVID-19 testing locations and vaccination locations around the area. Check AZDHS.gov for dashboards and other information.
Two new mobile testing sites for COVID-19 will be made available in the Verde Valley this week.
Students returned to classes at Mingus Union High School Monday, Jan. 3, to in-person learning and without a mask requirement, as school boards across the country try to figure out how to deal with the new spike in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, the Arizona Department of Health Services announced the state’s first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
With several counties like Yavapai continuing to have high infection rates from COVID-19, doctors are looking for ways to further stretch resources.
State health officials are stressing to families everywhere that it’s more important than ever to plan ahead for a safe and happy gathering during Thanksgiving next week.
Updated data from Yavapai County Community Health Services shows that only 2.1% of teenagers ages 13 to 17 who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past six-plus months were actually vaccinated, according to a report.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Yavapai County health officials are pushing for more testing.
Yavapai County health officials updated their vaccinated versus unvaccinated COVID-19 chart this week, revealing that 86.9% of new coronavirus cases since May 1 have come from unvaccinated individuals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave their nod for children ages 5 to 11 to begin receiving the pediatric Pfizer vaccine to help prevent COVID-19, according to a news release.
Yavapai County health officials announced a tentative schedule for Pfizer vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 in the Verde Valley starting Tuesday, Nov. 9, according to a news release.
Soon children ages 5 to 11 will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and Yavapai County Community Health Services announced Friday that they’re ready for it.
Yavapai County health officials reported 88 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.
The first antiviral drug designed to be a COVID-19 treatment through a pill form is going in front of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval this week, according to a news release.
Yavapai County officials reported Friday that state doctors are starting to become concerned with what they’re calling a “Triple Threat,” which is a COVID-19 infection along with the West Nile virus and flu season.
Yavapai County health officials reported 170 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.
Yavapai County health officials reported 181 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.
Yavapai County Community Health Services reported 182 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.
Yavapai County health officials reported 342 new cases of COVID-19 and eight new deaths since the beginning of the week, according to a news release Friday.