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Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, May 21

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Celebrating students, retailers adapt, and more.
Banner Health workers seal a collection kit at a drive-thru testing site, in this undated still image from video. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

New model lays out different possibilities for COVID-19 in Arizona

How people will behave remains a great unknown for those trying to model the spread of the virus.
Census Day is April 1, and the snapshot of where Americans live impacts billions of dollars of funding each year.

Already fraught census count further challenged by pandemic

Though the pandemic has delayed parts of the census process, various groups are working to make sure everyone is counted.
Magnet Coordinator Robert Villanueva outside Carrillo Elementary School in central Tucson.

Tucson teachers find new ways to celebrate graduating students

Central Tucson's Carrillo Elementary School says goodbye to students heading to middle school.

Publicly traded Arizona companies receive millions in federal pandemic loans

Seven publicly traded companies in the state got paycheck protection funding.
Jobless claims in Arizona jumped to more than eight times their normal level last week, to 29,000, as the first wave of layoffs from businesses affected by COVID-19 changes hit the state. In a typical week, about 3,500 claims are filed, state officials said.

Unemployment help available on the weekend as Arizona claims continue to rise

The Department of Economic Security has expanded its call center days through the weekend.
The open sign is illuminated in the window of Casa de Nails in South Tucson. The salon reopened once Gov. Doug Ducey eased COVID-19-related restrictions on hair stylists and nail salons.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, May 20

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: "Dreamers" on the front lines, UA return to campus, state reopening.
Dr. Richard Carmona and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins sit at a news briefing on opening the UA campus, May 20, 2020

Professor, former surgeon general to run incident command center for UA return

UA President Robert Robbins and Dr. Richard Carmona discuss the plan for the return to campus.
Gov. Doug Ducey delivers an update on the state's COVID-19 response, May 20.

Gov. Ducey: Arizona continuing phased-in return

The governor said he's working on a plan to resume summer camps and school activities.

Sonoran factories prepare for possible June 1 reopening

The Mexican government recently expanded its definition of essential businesses, and some Nogales plants may qualify.
Spring 2020 University of Arizona graduates pose for photos at Old Main.

New college grads face uncertain job market

A UA official advises flexibility for new degree holders navigating a job market disrupted by COVID-19.
Advocates have scrambled to find answers for DACA recipients amid the the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the fate of the program is still up in the air.

As Supreme Court nears decision, thousands of DACA recipients are on the COVID-19 front lines

The court could rule on the future of the Obama-era policy and some 650,000 current recipients in the coming weeks.
Drivers are screened at a Walgreens COVID-19 testing site in Tucson, April 21. Tucson was chosen as one of 15 locations nationwide for the expansion of drive-thru testing sites by Walgreens.

Arizona gets more federal money for coronavirus testing

The $150 million will go to expanding testing, lab work and contact tracing.
Still image from a Banner Health video of drive-thru COVID-19 specimen collection. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, May 19

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Unemployment, federal funds for Arizona testing, casinos and more.
File photo of a pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.

North American border closures extended to June

The closure to nonessential travel started two months ago to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona covers 2,532 square miles and is surrounded by the vast Navajo Nation Reservation.

House-backed HEROES Act proposes additional stimulus funds for tribes

If signed into law, the bill would include $20 billion for tribal governments plus funds for other tribal provisions.

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