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CDC leaves COVID transmission rates the same in Arizona

COVID testing site UA
Ittai Sopher/AZPM
COVID testing site near the University of Arizona student union on Dec. 14, 2022.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not make any changes this week to the community spread rates of COVID-19 in Arizona.

For the past two weeks, two-thirds of Arizona counties have been classified as having rates of community spread.

Pima, Cochise, and Santa Cruz counties are classified as having a medium rate of community spread for COVID-19.

Cases in Pima County did increase over the last seven days by nearly 23%, according to the CDC. At the same time Cochise County say a nearly 32% drop in cases.

Apache County had the largest increase in cases in Arizona. According to CDC data, the number of cases in the northern Arizona county increased by 55% in the last week.

Yuma County saw the largest percentage drop in Arizona over the last week.

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