UC San Diego places COVID-19 test kits in vending machines throughout campus

The students living on campus are required to be tested at least once a week, with no more than nine days between two tests, and testing is available free to students.

California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices

California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don’t have to make that choice.

Arizona deemed 'hot spot of the world' amid virus surge

“It's way worse than July already, and it's going to continue to get worse. We’re probably two weeks behind LA in terms of our situation," Will Humble, head of the Arizona Public Health Association, said.

Arizona Governor secures additional $2M in restaurant funding during pandemic

Arizona restaurants are being offered a lifeline of financial help as $2 million more has been made available to help them adapt their eateries to fit COVID-19 protocols.

Healthcare workers in Arizona begin receiving second dose
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Healthcare workers who were first to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Arizona are now getting their second dose. Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Dept. of Health Services, was also among those who received the vaccine.

Arizona surge continues with 127 virus deaths, 7,206 cases

Arizona has the worst coronavirus diagnosis rate in the country, with one person of every 119 people in the state being diagnosed in the past week.

Former Dodgers pitcher Tommy John hospitalized with COVID-19: report

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John is receiving oxygen at a hospital near his Indio home after being diagnosed with the coronavirus in December, it was reported Wednesday.

Behind the scenes at a COVID-19 testing lab
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FOX 10's Ty Brennan was at Paradigm Labs in Tempe to learn how coronavirus tests are processed.

California may have paid out-of-state inmates job benefits

More than $40 million in California funding intended to help people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic probably went to inmates in out-of-state jails and prisons, officials said.

Sandy Hook massacre first responder dies due to COVID-19

A retired Connecticut state trooper, who was one of the first to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre back in 2012, has died due to COVID-19, authorities said.

Arizona National Guard helping with vaccination training
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The Arizona National Guard is training volunteers, including retired medical professionals and students, on how to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

California orders surgery delays as virus patients swamp hospitals

Hospitals in California are so swamped by the coronavirus pandemic that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that are out of intensive care beds.

University of Arizona ramps up virus testing; most classes to be online

The University of Arizona asking students arriving from outside Tucson to self-quarantine for seven days even if they have tested negative for COVID-19.