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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.

By By Alexandria Cullen, Cronkite News September 6, 2023
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Northern Arizona Healthcare announced last week it will discontinue its COVID-19 testing sites.

December 18, 2022
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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.

By Vyto Starinskas September 25, 2022
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With cases of COVID-19 moving in the wrong direction, some areas of Arizona are again recommending masks in public indoor settings.

By Raquel Hendrickson June 29, 2022
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Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works -- just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.

By By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer June 25, 2022
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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second COVID-19 vaccine.

February 6, 2022
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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.

By Vyto Starinskas January 30, 2022
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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.

By Raquel Hendrickson January 26, 2022
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Two new mobile testing sites for COVID-19 will be made available in the Verde Valley this week.

By Verde Independent January 17, 2022
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Arizona's pandemic death toll on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 25,000 fatalities as hospitals statewide remained crowded with coronavirus patients.

By By PAUL DAVENPORT, Associated Press January 16, 2022
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is recommending that children age 5-11 who have a moderately to severely weakened immune system get an additional dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least 28 days after their second dose.

January 12, 2022
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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.

By Vyto Starinskas January 9, 2022
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Wednesday, the Arizona Department of Health Services announced the state’s first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

By Raquel Hendrickson December 9, 2021
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n its Friday, Dec. 3, report, Yavapai County Health Services reported 885 new cases of COVID-19 for the week and 45 more deaths. The county noted “many” of those numbers were reported late and actually occurred in November.

December 3, 2021
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With several counties like Yavapai continuing to have high infection rates from COVID-19, doctors are looking for ways to further stretch resources.

By Raquel Hendrickson November 30, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. November 19, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. November 15, 2021
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With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Yavapai County health officials are pushing for more testing.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. November 12, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. November 8, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. November 5, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. November 1, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. October 22, 2021
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Yavapai County health officials reported 88 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. October 18, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. October 11, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. October 8, 2021
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Yavapai County health officials reported 170 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. October 4, 2021
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Yavapai County health officials reported 181 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. September 27, 2021
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Yavapai County Community Health Services reported 182 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths over the weekend, according to a news release Monday.

By Verde Independent September 20, 2021
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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.

By Brian M. Bergner Jr. September 17, 2021
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On Monday, Yavapai County Community Health Services reported 229 new cases of COVID-19 and five deaths over the weekend, according to a news release.

September 14, 2021

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