Cases of monkeypox have continued to rise in Pima County, with 18 confirmed as of Monday, but officials have no plans for public health mandates, like those from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more»

The University of Arizona will likely rescind its COVID-19 mask mandate, but the shift hinges on a continued decline in new cases on campus as students and staff return from spring break. Read more»

While officials are "cautiously optimistic" about the decrease in the COVID-19 cases over the last few weeks, the University of Arizona will maintain its mask mandate on campus and continue to push for vaccinations and testing. Read more»

As the state continues to endure record levels of new infections driven by the Omicron variant, University of Arizona officials continued to press vaccinations and masking as a bulwark against continued spread. "The vaccine is just an incredible gift that we've been given," said UA President Robbins. Read more»

Arizona hospitals are facing an "exponential increase" in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of health care workers driven by the Omicron variant, and doctors are warning that hospitals are at the "brink of collapse." Read more»

The University of Arizona will press forward with in-person classes beginning Wednesday despite the rise in COVID-19 cases throughout Arizona caused by the Omicron variant, officials said Monday. Read more»

The head of Banner Health Network, which operates dozens of hospitals in Arizona, continued to warn that health care providers are operating beyond their capacity, and will do so even without the Omicron variant, which has made one treatment far less effective, even as a new treatment becomes available. Read more»

Arizona hospitals are operating beyond capacity because of new COVID cases, and may be forced to use "crisis standards" to ration treatments, a Banner Health leader said. "You do not want us to get there." Read more»

As the University of Arizona braces for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 and cases continue to rise in Pima County, UA President Robbins pressed students and employees to get vaccinated, seek out testing, and continue to follow good public health practices. Read more»

A new surge in COVID-19 cases is already taking place in Pima County, and officials warned that not taking precautions during holiday gatherings will make it worse — especially for hospitals and schools. Read more»

Pediatricians across the Valley are beginning to schedule appointments for vaccinations for COVID-19 and the Arizona Department of Health Services is emphasizing the safety of the vaccine as the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve it for ages 5 through 11. Read more»

As Arizona rightfully focuses its attention on the tragic toll COVID-19 has taken on our state, I grieve for those lost to this virus. I'm frustrated and angry beyond words that COVID-19 still threatens not just lives but our economy, our jobs, our access to healthcare, our children's chances at the best possible education, and our way of life. Read more»

Among rural counties, Santa Cruz County has one of the highest vaccination rates in the U.S. after the county managed to fully vaccinate more than 87.7 percent of its total population. Among those eligible for vaccination, including children 12 and older, the county has a vaccination rate at nearly 100 percent, according to the CDC. Read more»

Supervisors from Arizona's four border counties — Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yuma — have asked officials to allow rural hospitals to transfer critically ill patients to larger regional facilities because providers are "nearing collapse" due to patients infected with COVID-19. Read more»

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. Read more»