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COVID-19 spread slows slightly from last week in Scottsdale, numbers show
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Independent Newsmedia
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Aug. 10 reports 5,149 total cases of COVID-19 in the nine ZIP codes spanning Scottsdale city limits.
This is an increase of 128 newly reported positive cases since seven days prior, on Aug. 3, when the area was home to 5,021 cases.
Two weeks ago, the cases jumped by nearly 350 reported positive tests in one week.
More than 90% of cases were mapped to the address of the patient’s residence. If the patient’s address was unknown the case was mapped to the address of the provider followed by the address of the reporting facility, according to the ADHS.
Data available through ADHS shows cases per ZIP code are reported as:
85257: 995 cases;
85251: 1,323 cases;
85250: 307 cases;
85258: 417 cases;
85260: 755 cases;
85259: 342 cases;
85255: 760 cases;
85266: 147 cases; and
85262: 103 cases.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.
But for some — especially older adults and people with existing health problems — it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.