Arizona surge continues with 127 virus deaths, 7,206 cases

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is reporting a triple-digit number of additional COVID-19 deaths for the second day in a row along with more than 7,200 additional known cases and another record high of virus-related hospitalizations. Arizona has the worst coronavirus diagnosis rate in the country, with one person of every 119 people in the state being diagnosed with the virus in the past week. State health data show Arizona had a record 4,877 virus patients occupying hospital beds as of Tuesday. Th