Prognosis
Arizona’s Death Record Chips at Pence Virus Talking Point
- Across the Sun Belt, cases soar. Fatalities may catch up
- At one overrun Texas clinic, ‘We’re just bracing ourselves’
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The coronavirus ignored a Trump administration talking point Wednesday as Arizona reported record numbers of new daily Covid-19 cases -- and a record number of deaths from the disease.
On a day that Vice President Mike Pence was visiting Arizona, its Department of Health Services reported 4,878 new Covid-19 cases and 88 fatalities.