ARIZONA, USA — The Arizona Department of Health Services has reported the lowest 7-day COVID-19 case average the state has seen since Oct. 1, data from the department shows.
Oct. 1, 2020, saw the beginning of the state's second spike in coronavirus cases, after the first spike that began around April of last year.
The 7-day average of cases has been continually decreasing since it peaked on Jan. 12. The case average reported on Friday at 456.86 is the lowest case average the state has seen since Oct. 1.
The 7-day average of deaths, as well as ICU bed use, inpatient bed use, and ventilators also saw notable decreases in the past two weeks since March 8, which is visualized in the five graphs below.
The data was found on the Arizona Department of Health Services' coronavirus data dashboard. The data in the five graphs below and more COVID-19 statistics can be seen on the department's website here.
64%: Decrease in 7-day case average
The 7-day average number of cases better demonstrates the increase in the number of people reportedly testing positive for the virus compared to the daily number of cases.
This average has seen a 64% decrease since March 8. The average has increased 0% since Oct. 1, when multiple COVID-19 metrics began to spike for the second time in Arizona.
The average reported on March 19 at 456.86 is the lowest case average the state has seen since Oct. 1. The 7-day average reported on Jan. 12 at 9,803.71 is the highest COVID-19 case average the state has ever seen.
36%: Decrease in 7-day death average
The 7-day average number of deaths better demonstrates the increase in the number of people reportedly dying due to complications related to the virus compared to the daily number of deaths.
This average has seen a 36% decrease since March 8. The average has increased 111% since Oct. 1, when multiple COVID-19 metrics began to spike for the second time in Arizona.
The death average reported on March 19 at 24.57 is the lowest 7-day average the state has seen since Dec. 1.
The 7-day average reported on Jan. 13 at 175.57 is the highest 7-day death average the state has seen since the beginning of the pandemic.
31%: Decrease in number of ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients in Arizona have seen a 31% drop in bed use over the past two weeks.
For context, that number is 40% higher than the amount of ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients at the beginning of October, around when cases began to spike again.
The reported number of beds in use on Saturday at 173 is the lowest COVID-19 ICU bed usage the state has seen since Oct. 22.
The number reported on Jan. 11 at 1,183 is the most amount of ICU beds being used by COVID-19 patients the state has ever seen.
ICU COVID-19 bed usage in the state is at 10%, while total ICU bed usage is at 84%.
30%: Decrease in number of inpatient beds in use by COVID-19 patients
Inpatient beds in use by COVID-19 patients in Arizona have also seen a drop, with a 30% decrease in bed use over the past two weeks.
For context, that number is 11% higher than the number of beds in use by COVID-19 patients at the beginning of October.
The reported number of beds in use on Saturday at 631 is the lowest number of beds in use since Oct. 10.
This number reported on Jan. 11 at 5,082 is the highest number of inpatient beds in use by COVID-19 patients ever seen in the state.
Inpatient beds in use by COVID-19 patients are at 8% and total inpatient bed usage is at 86%.
12%: Decrease in total ventilators in use
The total number of ventilators in use in Arizona saw a 12% decrease since March 8.
That number is 38% higher than the number of ventilators in use at the beginning of October.
The reported number of ventilators in use on Friday at 546 is the lowest number seen since Nov. 8.
This number reported on Jan. 12 at 1,374 is the highest number of ventilators in use ever seen in Arizona. The percent of the state's ventilators in use is 24%.
Hospital-specific metrics showed a 29% ventilator-use decrease, from 112 reported on March 8 to 79 reported on March 23.
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