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.

Parents could get up to $1,100 in stimulus money per child born in 2020

Parents who had one or more children born in 2020 could receive up to $1,100 in extra stimulus money per child, according to IRS guidelines.

Arizona reports record deaths, leads nation in new case rate

The department said the additional deaths included 215 newly attributed to COVID-19 through a periodic review of death certificates.

Arizonans now receiving additional $300 in unemployment benefits

Arizonans are now getting a maximum of $540 a week in unemployment benefits thanks to lawmakers passing a COVID-19 relief bill.

At least 8 GOP state senators not wearing masks while being sworn in

At least eight Republican senators did not wear masks on the Minnesota State Senate floor for Tuesday's oaths of office and delivery of election certificates.  The senators were: Mark Johnson, Paul Utke, Justin Eichorn, Carrie Ruud, Jeff Howe, Andrew Mathews, Mark Koran and Dave Osmek. A coronavirus outbreak hit the GOP caucus in November after a large, in-person dinner party, and then-Sen. Jerry Relph died of COVID-19 last month. In November, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said he was "committed to protecting senators, staff" during the 2021 session.

It's difficult to compare flu and COVID-19 deaths, doctors say

A Valley doctor says comparing COVID-19 and the flu is difficult because they have a noticeably different death rate.

Study finds new UK coronavirus variant is 'substantially' more transmissible

A new study has confirmed that the new variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the U.K. and since reported in the U.S. is more transmissible than COVID-19.

2021 Grammy Awards postponed amid surge of COVID-19 cases, deaths in LA County

The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast on March 14, 2021 due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.