The latest numbers from Arizona
- Deaths 97 vs 92 yesterday
- 13,993 PCR tests vs 19,488 yesterday
- Cases +2.5% vs +2.9% seven-day avg
The positivity rate was about 22% compared to just above 20% yesterday. The state has struggled to ramp up testing and that's going to make it tough to control the virus, especially with reports that it's often taking more than a week to get a test result back. Here's a report of a 26-day wait time to get test results back.
At the same time, cases have stopped rising so that indicates that re-closing, masks and social distancing are having some positive effects.