Arizona reports 1,527 new COVID-19 cases and 2 more deaths

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials have reported more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day and two additional deaths as the total death toll nears 6,000. The state Department of Health Services says the 1,527 cases reported Sunday increases Arizona’s total to 247,473 since the coronavirus pandemic began with the known death toll now at 5,981. Health officials had reported 1,901 new cases Saturday along with 45 deaths, the biggest spikes in months. Saturday