Coronavirus, COVID 19

A nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center, holds a bag containing a swab used to take a sample from the nose of a person in their car, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle.

 Ted S. Warren / Associated Press

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona topped 20,100 on Monday, according to new state figures.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Arizona is 20,123, the Arizona Department of Health Services said Monday in its daily tally. The total number includes people who have recovered.

The state said 917 people in Arizona have died from COVID-19. There were 11 deaths reported today.

Across Pima County, 2,382 cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed, up 14 cases from the day before.

Among the 2,382 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pima County:

• 652 people ages 65 and older;

• 348 people between 55 and 64 years old;

• 404 people between 45 and 54 years old;

• 851 people between 20 and 44 years old;

• 124 people 19 years old and younger.

No age was available for three coronavirus patients in the county.

There have been 185 known COVID-19 deaths in the Tucson-metro area, according to the state health department. No new deaths were reported in Pima County today.

There have been 321,926 coronavirus tests given across Arizona, with 5.6% of them showing positive for COVID-19, the state says.

The 917 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Arizona include:

• 714 people 65 years old and older;

• 110 people between 55 and 64 years old;

• 47 people between 45 and 54 years old;

• 44 people between 20 and 44 years old.

• 2 people under the age of 20

The statewide number of known COVID-19 cases, 20,123, is an increase of 187 cases from Sunday's count, the state said.

The coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, for most people. For some people who contract the virus, especially those who are older or have underlying health conditions, it can cause more severe illness and death. The vast majority of people who are diagnosed with COVID-19 recover.

"We're tough as saguaros," editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons says. He says he saw a video made for the people of Detroit and became inspired to do his own take for Tucson.

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