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Public Health Launches Two Media Campaigns Promoting High-Impact HIV Prevention and Care

Media availability: Virtual availability will be from 1:00 pm-2:30 pm on Tuesday, December 14. Call to schedule.Media contact: Sonia Singh, Sonia.Singh@maricopa.gov, 602-679-3098

PHOENIX (December 14, 2021) ? Maricopa County Department of Public Health (...

Six Cases of Omicron Variant Detected in Maricopa County

Maricopa County Department of Public Health has identified the County’s first COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in six individuals.

Three separate clusters of cases were identified and include adults ranging in age from lat...

CDC Approves COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11

Media availability: Virtual availability will be from 1:30pm-3:00pm on Wednesday, November 3. Call to schedule.Media contact: Sonia Singh, Sonia.singh@maricopa.gov, 602-679-3098

PHOENIX (November 3, 2021) - Yesterday, the CDC approved Pfizer’s CO...

Maricopa County Reports its First West Nile Death of Season

Media availability: A spokesperson will be available from 1:30-3:00pm on Wednesday, September 1. Please call Sonia Singh to schedule.Contact: Sonia Singh, Maricopa County Public Health: (602) 679-3098

PHOENIX (September 1, 2021) – The Maricopa Co...

Delta Variant Increases COVID-19 Risk in Maricopa County

Media availability: Virtual availability will be from 12:30pm-2:00pm on Friday, July 9. Call to schedule. Media contact: Sonia Singh, Sonia.singh@maricopa.gov, 602-679-3098

There is new evidence that the more-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 i...

Maricopa County Reports First Heat Death of 2021

The first heat death of 2021 in Maricopa County has been confirmed in a male older adult. This comes as Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) releases the 2020 heat report, with a record high of 323 heat-related deaths in 2020. This is 62% h...