Despite a "mountain of expertise," Dr. Theresa Cullen will not lead the Arizona Department of Health Services after Gov. Hobbs withdrew her nomination Tuesday. Cullen was blasted by Republican legislators for measures Pima County took during the COVID pandemic.
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Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs has picked Dr. Theresa Cullen, Pima County health director, to lead the state Department of Health Services. Cullen has spent 35 years working in public health and took the helm in Pima County in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more»
The Arizona Department of Health Services has yet to enact needed changes to how it manages the state’s medical marijuana fund state auditors recommended three years ago that address the misallocation of funds used to pay salaries in the department. Read more»
Tucson rang in 2021 much as we left the previous year, but with a few new twists: an attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, in the grip of a pandemic that has become a political issue, more immigration and asylum issues, a growing climate crisis.
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Don Herrington, 21-year veteran of the Arizona Department of Health Services will become the agency's interim director, and former surgeon general Dr. Richard Carmona was tapped to lead a statewide effort to boost vaccinations, the governor's office said Thursday.
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There were another 2,695 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Tuesday, making for nearly 20,900 in the past week — with 171 deaths. Pima County, with 152 new cases, is seeing daily new infections not experienced since February as the latest pandemic wave continues. Read more»
There were another 2,632 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Monday, making for more than 20,800 in the past week — with 136 deaths. Pima County, with 229 new cases, is seeing daily new infections not experienced since February as the latest pandemic wave continues. Read more»
There were another 3,307 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Sunday, making for more than 20,600 in the past week — with 136 deaths. Pima County, with 248 new cases, is seeing daily new infections not experienced since February as the latest pandemic wave continues. Read more»
There were another 3,195 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Saturday, making for more than 20,300 in the past week — with 135 deaths. Pima County, with 264 new cases, is seeing daily new infections not experienced since February as the latest pandemic wave continues. Read more»
There were another 3,109 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Friday, making for nearly 20,600 in the past week — with 126 deaths. Pima County, with 216 new cases, has had more daily cases than at any point in the past seven months as another pandemic wave continues to grow. Read more»
There were another 3,546 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Thursday, making for more than 20,700 in the past week — with 96 deaths. Pima County, with 401 new cases, has had more daily cases than at any point in the past seven months as the outbreak sees another wave continuing to grow. Read more»
There were another 2,402 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Wednesday, making for more than 20,000 in the past week — with 98 deaths. Pima County, with 262 new cases, has issued an updated public health advisory, saying local hospitals are "stretched thin" and seeking federal help to deal with the "unprecedented surge." Read more»
Abortion rights advocates are asking a federal court to block a sweeping new Arizona abortion law that they say grants civil rights to fetuses, embryos and fertilized human eggs and is set to take effect Sept. 29.
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There were another 2,661 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Tuesday, making for 19,600 in the past week. Pima County issued an updated public health advisory, saying local hospitals are "stretched thin" and seeking federal help to deal with the "unprecedented surge." Read more»
There were another 2,400 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Monday — following 3,052 on Sunday, 3,418 Saturday, 3,225 Friday and 2,970 last Thursday — which was 1,000 more than the previous day. Read more»
There were another 3,052 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona on Sunday, making for 19,400 in the past week. Pima County has also hit a seven-month case high, with 295 new cases and the most new coronavirus infections since February. Read more»
