Arizona reports additional 610 COVID cases, 16 more deaths

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported 610 additional COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 213,551 cases and 5,467 deaths. According to Johns Hopkins University data analyzed by The Associated Press, the seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Arizona rose over the past two weeks. The case average went from 575 new cases on Sept. 4 to 774 on Friday. The increase in the case average followed the Department of Health Services adoption of an updated na