With 54,500 Coronavirus Tests Given In Arizona, Number Of Positive Cases Cross 5,000 Mark

April 16th brought reports that Arizona had recorded its 4,000th positive test for coronavirus. Just four days later, the state health department announced Arizona has crossed the 5,000-case mark.

The state reported Monday morning there has been 135 new cases and three additional deaths.

Arizona now has 5,064 confirmed positive tests for COVID-19 and 187 deaths. Of the 54,500 tests given to patients in Arizona, 8% have been positive.


According to Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracking, twenty-one states crossed the 5,000-mark before Arizona. According to 2019 estimates, Arizona is the 14th-largest state by population.

As of Sunday, nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 37,202 deaths from more than 720,000 COVID-19 cases.

Johns Hopkins University, reported as of Monday morning, there were more than 2.4 million cases and over 166,000 deaths globally as of Monday morning.

The state now provides a daily updated detail of all the cases in Arizona by zip code. Click here to find your zip code.

As of Monday, April 20th, below is an updated list of known cases by county as reported by the state health department:

Arizona Cases

47% Female
53% Male 

 

Maricopa County 2,636
Pima County 941
Navajo County 473
Coconino County 337
Pinal County 256
Apache County 202
Yavapai County 71
Mohave County 56
Yuma County 27
Cochise County 28
Santa Cruz County 20
La Paz County 5
Gila County  8
Graham County 2
Greenlee County  2 

 

Arizona Cases by Age

Less than 20 184
20-44 1,876
45-54 910
55-64 826
65+ 1,263
Unknown 5

As of Monday, April 20th, below is an updated list of deaths by county as reported by the state health department:

Arizona Deaths

 42% Female
58% Male 

 

Maricopa County 75
Pima County 58
Navajo County 11
Coconino County 27
Pinal County 7
Apache County 4
Yavapai County < 3
Mohave County < 3
Yuma County < 3
Cochise County 0
Santa Cruz County 0
La Paz County < 3
Gila County  0
Graham County 0
Greenlee County  0

 Arizona Deaths by Age

Less than 20 0
20-44 7
45-54 14
55-64 29
65+ 137
Unknown 0