There were 40 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arizona during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 17.6% increase over the previous week.
Arizona Attorney General, Mark Brnovich, recently filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Arizona to stop the student loan forgiveness program, one of six Republican-led states to sue the Biden administration over the sweeping loan-forgiveness plan President Joe Biden announced Sept. 18.
There were 15 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona in the week ending Sept. 17, making up 1.7% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 258 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 6.6% increase over the previous week.
There were 264 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 3.1% increase over the previous week.
There were 28 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arizona in the week ending Sept. 17, making up 3.1% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 59 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, no changes from the previous week.
There were 57 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona during the week ending Oct. 1, 2022, a 7.5% increase over the previous week.
Virginia Sen. Kyrsten Sinema gave a speech in defense of bipartisanship at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, saying that most Americans want their leaders to remain moderate instead of sticking to a strict set of policies.
A painting that was stolen from the University of Arizona Museum of Art 37 years ago has been returned, restored and will be put back on display in the museum from Oct. 8-20.