Virus cases, hospitalizations continue to drop in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed new cases in Arizona continue to drop. The state Department of Health Services on Tuesday reported 2,938 additional cases and 238 deaths, increasing Arizona’s pandemic totals to 765,083 cases and 13,362 deaths. There were 3,513 COVID-19 patients occupying hospital inpatient beds as of Monday, down from the pandemic high of 5,082 on Jan. 11. Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths in Arizona both dropped ove