The number of children under the age of 17 in care at the Arizona Department of Child Safety fell to less than 12,000 as of July 2022, representing the lowest number since 2012 and a 30% decrease from the 18,657 children in care in 2016.
There were 14 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona during the week ending July 30, 2022, an increase over the previous week.
The Biden-Harris administration has awarded $10.6 million in grants to five institutions as part of the government’s Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC), including Diné College and Tohono O'odham Community College.
There were 17 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona during the week ending July 30, 2022, a 30.8% increase over the previous week.
Arizona's death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending July 16, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 51 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Arizona in the week ending July 16, making up five% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 52 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Arizona in the week ending July 16, making up 5.1% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
For many states, summer has brought extremely high temperatures, requiring households to constantly run their air conditioning in order to keep cool. Arizona in particular has seen extreme heat in the high 90s and triple digits. With the increased need for cool air, businesses and households have had to bear another effect of inflation: high electric bills – yet another increased cost which many blame Biden for.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Arizona in the week ending July 16, making up less than 1% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 11 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Arizona in the week ending July 16, making up 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.