Arizona becomes No.1 global pandemic hotspot

Arizona becomes No.1 global pandemic hotspot

PAST SEVERAL WEEKS.

THE NEWYORK TIMES CALLS OUR STATE --THE NUMBER ONE GLOBAL HOTSPOTFOR COVID-19.

HERE'S NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIA CABALLEROWITH WHAT PIMA COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS -- AND THE GOVERNOR-- HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.

LOSEL3 FROM 43 - 57 LOSE L3 FROM1:07 - 1:13ON CAM THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMEDCOV-19 CASES ISNT THE ONLYONE GROWING WITH TIME...THELIST OF SYMPTOMS AND SAFETYGUIDELINES IS ALSO GETTINGBIGGER... WERE IN WHAT WECALL AN ACCELERATED COMMUNITYTRANSMISSION.

PIMA COUNTYHEALTH DIRECTOR -- DR. THERESACULLEN -- SAYS THE NUMBER OFCASES IN ARIZONA ARE STRIKING.IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS,THEY ARE LOGARITHMICINCREASES, WHICH MEANS THEYHAVE GONE UP BY A FACTOR OF 10IN THE LAST FIVE WEEKS.

SO WEDOUBLED AND WE WENT UP ANOTHER5% AND WEVE JUST CONTINUED TOGO UP.

JUST TO PUT THINGS INTOPERSPECTIVE& ACCORDING TO THENEW YORK TIMES& THERE IS NOCOUNTRY IN THE WORLD WHERECONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASESARE GROWING AS FAST AS THEYARE IN ARIZONA, FLORIDA ORSOUTH CAROLINA.

THE PAPERSRESEARCH SHOWS ARIZONA LEADSWITH ABOUT 33- HUNDRED CASESPER 1 MILLION IN POPULATION.FLORIDA WITH 27- HUNDRED-- ANDSOUTH CAROLINA WITH23-HUNDRED.

BAHRAIN--ACOUNTRY-- COMES IN FOURTH WITH22- HUNDRED CASES.

WHICHMEANS, ACCORDING TO THEM, THESUN- BELT HAS BECOME THEGLOBAL VIRUS CAPITAL.(((GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY'SOFFICE SAYS -- THAT'S NOT TRUE-- THEY SAY -- HEAVY TESTINGIN ARIZONA ACCOUNTS FOR THEHIGH NUMBERS.

STATING QUOTE--IF YOU ARENT TESTING, ITDOESNT MEAN YOU HAVE FEWERCASES, JUST THAT YOU KNOW LESSABOUT THEM NONETHELESS, DR.CULLEN SAYS THE INCREASE INCASES IS TROUBLING.

I THINKTHIS DRAMATIC, CONSISTENTINCREASE IS VERY CONCERNING TOUS.

THE STATE REPORTS ANOTHER35- HUNDRED CASES TODAY -- NOWSITTING AT A TOTAL OF108-THOUSAND.

SO WHAT ARESYMPTOMS YOU SHOULD BE PAYINGATTENTION TO?

TICKLE IN YOURTHROAT, YOUR COUGH, FEVER,FEVER, NOT FEELING WELL.MUSCLE ACHES AND THINGS LIKETHAT.

SORE THROAT.

RUNNY NOSE.THE NEW SYMPTOMS ARE CHESTPAIN, BLUE LIPS OR FACE.

ANDTHEN THIS INABILITY TO WAKE UPOR STAY AWAKE.

HERES WHAT DR.CULLEN SAYS YOU CAN DO TO STAYSAFE.

WE NEED 80% OF PEOPLE TOWEAR MASKS, PHYSICAL DISTANCE,AND IF YOURE SICK, STAY HOME.AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OFRECOVERIES& WERE NOT TRACKINGRECOVERY BECAUSE IT IS SODIFFICULT.

IF YOU FEEL FINEBUT YOU CANT SMELL ANYMORE,IS THAT RECOVERY.

PROBABLY NOTFOR THE PERSON WHO CAN'T SMELLANYMORE.

BUT ONE COULD SAYWELL THEYRE PROBABLY FINETHEY CAN GET BACK TO WORK.

SOWERE NOT TRACKING RECOVERYBECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT.LUZDELIA CABALLERO, KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.MASS TESTING AT THE ELOY