Arizona reports 3rd highest rise in daily COVID-19 cases

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Friday reported nearly 7,000 additional known COVID-19 cases, the third highest number on a single day since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, virus-related hospitalizations continued to climb during the current surge. The state reported 6,983 additional known cases and 91 known deaths, increasing the state’s totals to 394,512 cases and 7,245 deaths. COVID-19-related hospitalizations as of Thursday reached 3,492. That’s just short of the hospitalization p