The transmission rate of COVID-19 in Mohave County has been elevated to the “medium” by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Coronavirus cases are increasing gradually throughout Mohave County and the rest of the state, according to Arizona health officials this week.

A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t attend a planned political event Monday with former Vice President Mike Pence, his spokesman said.

The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life," the Biden administration says, if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic’s next wave.

Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.

Pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border must continue, a judge ruled Friday in an order blocking the Biden administration’s plan to lift them early next week.

The Mohave County Department of Public Health reported 119 new COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths in the county in the two-week period ending Wednesday, May 11.

COVID-19 killed four Mohave County residents and infected 94 more in the two-week period ending Wednesday, April 27.

The Biden administration said Friday it has begun phasing out use of a pandemic-related rule that allows migrants to be expelled without an opportunity to seek asylum as 22 states fight in court to preserve the policy.

Mohave County Risk and Emergency Management officials will seek a budget revision next week to account for a $270,000 windfall in federal coronavirus relief funding.

Federal officials threw a lifeline this week to as many as 500,000 Arizonans, just days before they were in danger of losing the Medicaid coverage they got under a COVID-19 public health emergency.

The U.S. is getting a first glimpse of what it’s like to experience COVID-19 outbreaks during this new phase of living with the virus, and the roster of the newly infected is studded with stars.

Arizona is scaling back updates of COVID-19 hospitalization data displayed on the state's coronavirus dashboard in the wake of the diminishing of the outbreak and Gov. Doug Ducey's recent end of the state of emergency that he declared over two years ago.

While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus.

The good news is the number of new COVID-19 cases in Mohave County continues to decline, with just 46 new cases confirmed in the seven-day period ending at noon on Wednesday, March 30.

As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect.

Another 10 Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, according to a weekly report issued by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Wednesday, March 23.

COVID-19 claimed the lives of five more Mohave County residents, including two adult patients in the 70-79 age group from the Kingman medical service area.

The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.

Bullhead City is now bearing the brunt of the coronavirus in Mohave County.

The COVID-19 outlook in Mohave County continues to brighten, tracking national and state trends.

Arizona's public health agency on Saturday provided its last planned daily update of the state's coronavirus dashboard of pandemic data such as additional COVID-19 cases, new deaths and hospitalization levels.

The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County has been in decline, and now deaths appear to be following the same trend.

Even as the number of new infections decreases, COVID-19 continues to exact a heavy toll on the elderly population of Mohave County.

Arizona hospitals remain crowded even as COVID-19 patient counts are dropping statewide while fewer additional confirmed infections and virus-related deaths are reported.

COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Mohave County after a record-setting January in which more than 11,500 new cases were recorded.

After the Mohave County Health Department reported January as having the highest number of covid cases recorded in a month since the start of the pandemic, case numbers appear to be slowly dropping throughout the county.

On the same day that the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 went over the 900,000 mark, Mohave County logged its 1,300th pandemic death, according to reports from the Arizona Department of Health Services and John Hopkins University.

Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s Office says it has no plans yet to activate the National Guard to assist with staffing shortages at hospitals despite federal funding being available and calls to do so from both senators from Arizona.

Eight of the nine COVID-19 deaths reported in Mohave County by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Monday, Jan. 31, were logged in the Kingman medical service area.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 939 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths from complications of the virus on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 25-26.

Another 1,091 Mohave County residents have contracted the coronavirus, and five more have died from complications of COVID-19.

The Arizona Department of Health Services on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 17-18, reported 1,277 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths from the disease in Mohave County.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 1,013 new COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths in Mohave County in the two-day period ending at noon on Thursday, Jan. 13.

Arizona’s pandemic death toll on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 25,000 fatalities as hospitals statewide remained crowded with coronavirus patients.

The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 79 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no deaths for the third consecutive day.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 568 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in Mohave County.

Virus-related emergency room visits have set a pandemic record in Arizona, where hospitals are crowded and cases are up even though deaths from COVID-19 have tapered off a bit.

Mohave County experienced more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in the week ending at noon on Monday, Jan. 4.

Arizona on Tuesday reported over 7,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases for the fourth time in five days and over 150 more virus deaths as the current spike continued to keep hospitals crowded statewide.

The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 140 new cases and one death in Mohave County from COVID-19 in a one-day report issued on Wednesday, Dec. 29.

Arizona's latest number of daily new COVID-19 cases appears extraordinarily high only because of a lag in reporting over the Christmas holiday.

Preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50% to 70% less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain, Britain’s public health agency announced Thursday in a finding that one researcher called “a small ray of sunlight.”

The Arizona Department of Health Service reported on Wednesday, Dec. 22 that another 99 more Mohave County residents have been infected with the coronavirus, and 10 more have died.

Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts.

Nine people in Arizona have been indicted on allegations they fraudulently obtained more than $23 million in government pandemic assistance.

COVID-19 has claimed another 22 lives in Mohave County, including 16 from the Kingman medical service area. Kingman now has experienced the most new deaths of the county’s four medical service areas with 265, and also cases with 9,504.

In moves reminiscent of the environment for the 2020 season, the NFL has updated its protocols and advocated for booster shots in reaction to an increase in COVID-19 cases around the league.

Phoenix-based Banner Health is at its most overwhelmed since the pandemic began, leading the company's officials to issue a warning Tuesday that its hospital system may have to eventually choose who can receive care.

Kingman continued a trend of having the most new cases and deaths in Mohave County Department of Public Health COVID-19 reports.

Arizona's first known case of the omicron variant has been confirmed in Yavapai County, state and local health officials said Wednesday.

Another nine Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19 and 279 more have been infected with the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health announced on Monday, Dec. 6.

Arizona on Friday reported over 5,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases as virus-related hospitalizations continued to rise.

Kingman continues to bear the brunt of the pandemic in Mohave County. Nearly half of the 174 new cases, and two of the three deaths, reported by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Wednesday, Dec. 1 were recorded in the Kingman medical service area.

After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year.

Twenty-one residents of Mohave County died from complications of COVID-19 in the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 24.

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown.

Another 16 Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, including six from the Kingman medical service area, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported Monday, Nov. 22.

With public health officials urging people to take precautions against COVID-19 during upcoming holidays, Arizona on Saturday reported over 5,000 additional confirmed cases for the second day in a row and over 50 deaths for the third straight day.

Arizona on Tuesday reported 3,240 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 83 more virus deaths as several key metrics in the outbreak's latest surge continued to climb.

Two more Kingman-area residents have died from complications of COVID-19.

Four more Mohave County residents will miss out on their golden years due to COVID-19.

Another 11 Mohave County residents have died from COVID-19, and 92 more have been infected with the coronavirus.

The Kingman medical service area continues to lead Mohave County in new COVID-19 cases and related deaths.

Gov. Doug Ducey is preparing to fight threats by the Biden administration to strip Arizona of $163 million in federal covid-relief dollars for public education.

More than 30,000 Mohave County residents have been infected with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The number of deaths from COVID-19 declined over the past week in Mohave County, but the new case count rose after a two-week decline.

The state's top public health official says preparations are underway to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 if the federal government authorizes a lower-dose Pfizer vaccine in early November.

Another 144 Mohave County residents have been infected with the potentially deadly COVID-19 coronavirus, and nearly half are in the age groups most vulnerable to complications from the disease.

Arizona on Tuesday again reported over 2,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases amid continued slowing in the current surge.

Two more Kingman-area residents have died from COVID-19, and another 44 locals have contracted the virus.

The death toll from COVID-19 keeps rising in the Kingman medical service area.

Arizona on Tuesday reported 2,254 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 74 more virus death, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 1,106,789 cases and 20,211 deaths.

Complications from COVID-19 have claimed the lives of eight more Mohave County residents, including four residents of the Kingman medical service area.

COVID-19 continues to kill Kingman-area residents, with five additional deaths and 97 new cases confirmed by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Friday, Sept. 24.

An ongoing nursing shortage in Arizona will likely keep non-COVID-19 patients from quickly getting transferred to more equipped hospitals.

Another 109 residents of the Kingman area have contracted the coronavirus, as Kingman accounted for nearly 60% of the 186 new cases reported countywide by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Monday, Sept. 20.

COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.

Three more Mohave County residents have died from COVID-19 and another 186 residents have been infected, according to the Mohave County Department of Public Health.

Arizona on Saturday reported over 3,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases for the first time in six days as virus-related hospitalizations during the current surge remained above 2,000.

Seven more Kingman-area residents have perished from complications of COVID-19, including three under the age of 60.

A lawyer defending the state of Arizona against a lawsuit challenging new laws that restrict local COVID-19 requirements argues that how those measures were written and their contents are questions for lawmakers, not for the courts.

Two more Kingman-area residents have succumbed to complications of COVID-19.

Another 178 Mohave County residents have contracted COVID-19, and more than half of the new cases are in the Kingman area.

Another 262 Mohave County residents have contracted COVID-19, and two died, including a patient age 40-49 in the Kingman medical service area.

Deaths are up, but cases are holding relatively steady, as Mohave County deals with the invasion of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19.

Another 244 COVID-19 cases were reported in Mohave County between noon on Monday, Aug. 9 and noon on Wednesday, Aug. 11, indicating that community spread of the virus has reached a level not seen since the height of the winter surge earlier this year.

The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients and are losing workers to burnout and lucrative out-of-state temporary gigs.

The COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc in the older population in Mohave County.

After two consecutive todays of reporting over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, Arizona health officials reported 1,846 cases Monday.

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.

The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask — a potentially major shift in policy that reflects growing concerns about the spread of the more infectious delta variant.

You could see it coming. Cases have been increasing, and deaths lag several weeks behind.

COVID-19 cases nearly tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray.

It’s back in a big way.

It’s a return to the days of yesteryear for Mohave County when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported that 85 new cases of COVID-19 and one death were recorded in Mohave County on Tuesday, July 13, as the surge of cases continues.

The easily transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus has taken hold in Mohave County, where vaccination rates lag well behind the state and national averages.

The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Mohave County, which lags behind much of the state in its vaccination rate.

COVID-19 is making a comeback in Mohave County despite vaccines being readily available.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Mohave County appears to be rising again. The Mohave County Department of Public Health on Friday, June 25 announced 73 new cases of the coronavirus in the county in the 48-hour period ending at noon on Friday.

The number of new weekly cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County appears to have leveled off after rising for two consecutive weeks.

As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country: It is seeing an alarming rise in cases because of a combination of the fast-spreading delta variant and stubborn resistance among many people to getting vaccinated.

Another 45 Mohave County residents have contracted COVID-19.

For a second consecutive week Mohave County experienced an increase in new COVID-19 cases, with 144 new cases and three deaths logged in the seven-day period ending at noon on Wednesday, June 16.

Two more days, and two more deaths from COVID-19 in Mohave County.

Bullhead City continues to bear the brunt of a waning but still deadly coronavirus pandemic in Mohave County.

Three more Mohave County residents have succumbed to complications of COVID-19.

The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has ticked upward again in Mohave County.

COVID-19 has claimed its youngest victim to date in Mohave County. An adult patient in his or her 20s from the Bullhead City medical service area was one of three deaths reported Monday, May 24 by the Mohave County Department of Public Health.

COVID-19 has killed two more Mohave County residents.

The Arizona Department of Health Services on Wednesday, May 19 reported 11 new cases of COVID-19, but no additional deaths, in Mohave County.

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors has directed the county Department of Public Health to prepare a report on contact tracing for COVID-19.

A Kingman-area resident died of complications from COVID-19, and 20 more Mohave County denizens have contracted the coronavirus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Friday, May 14. The report covered the two-day period between noon on Wednesday, May 12 and noon on Friday.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County, but no additional deaths, on Wednesday, May 12.

The Arizona Department of Health Services on Friday, May 7 reported the deaths of two more Mohave County residents from complications of COVID-19, as well as 16 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the county.

Another 45 Mohave County residents have contracted COVID-19, but no additional deaths were reported Monday, May 3 by the Mohave County Department of Public Health

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of four more Mohave County residents, the county Department of Public Health reported Friday, April 30.

The Arizona Department of Health Services was reporting 22 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in Mohave County the morning of Friday, April 30.

The Arizona Department of Health Services was reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County the morning of Wednesday, April 28.

The Arizona Department of Health Services was reporting 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County, but no additional deaths, the morning of Monday, April 26.

Two more Kingman-area residents have died from complications of COVID-19, and another 13 have contracted the coronavirus.

Another Kingman-area resident has died from complications of COVID-19, and five more have contracted the coronavirus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday, March 9.

Another 63 Mohave County residents have contracted COVID-19, and three more have died from complications of the coronavirus.

The Arizona Department of Health Services on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, reported 54 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death from complications of the virus in Mohave County.

Three more Mohave County residents have perished from complications of COVID-19, and another 67 residents have contracted the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday and Friday, March 4-5.

Another Mohave County resident has died from complications of COVID-19, and 31 more residents have been infected with the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday, March 4.

Six more Mohave County residents, including four from the Kingman medical service area, have died from complications of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Another Mohave County resident has died from complications of COVID-19, and 27 more have been infected with the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday, March 2.

Another 91 residents of Mohave County have contracted the coronavirus, and two more have died from complications of the disease, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Monday, March 1.

Another 81 Mohave County residents have been infected with COVID-19.

The Mohave County Department of Public Health reported 56 more cases of COVID-19 in the county, but no additional deaths, on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Four more Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, and another 33 residents have been infected with the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

The Arizona Department of Health Service reported 119 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21-22.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of six more Mohave County residents, and another 113 residents have contracted the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 18-19.

Four more Mohave County residents have perished from complications of COVID-19, while another 52 residents have been infected with the coronavirus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday, Feb. 18.

Even as the new case count continues to decline in Mohave County, the coronavirus continues to take a heavy toll on older residents.

While the number of new cases continues to fall, COVID-19 is still taking a toll in Mohave County, with three additional deaths announced Tuesday, Feb. 16 by the Mohave County Department of Public Health.

Four more Mohave County residents have died from COVID-19, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported Monday, Feb. 15.

The Arizona Department of Health Services on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 14-15, reported 90 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County.

Two more Kingman medical service area residents have died from complications of COVID-19, and 39 more local residents have contracted the virus.

Two more Kingman medical service area residents have died of complications from COVID-19, and 18 more local residents have contracted the virus.

Even with the number of new cases on the decline, the death toll continues to climb from COVID-19 in Mohave County, surpassing the 500 mark.

Even as the number of new cases declines, the death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise in Mohave County.

Six more Mohave County residents, including two from the Kingman medical service area, have died from complications of COVID-19, even as the number of new cases and deaths in the county are declining.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 90 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County, along with one new death, the mornings of Sunday and Monday, Feb. 7-8.

COVID-19 has taken the lives of 10 more Mohave County residents, and another 146 residents have contracted the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 4-5.

Another seven Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, and 70 more have been infected with the coronavirus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday, Feb. 4.

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of another 14 Mohave County residents, including five from the Kingman medical service area.

COVID-19 has killed nine more Mohave County residents, and another 49 county residents have been infected with the disease, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Another 512 Mohave County residents contracted the coronavirus and 13 more died from complications of the disease between noon on Friday, Jan. 29 and noon on Monday, Feb. 1.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 436 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in Mohave County the mornings of Sunday, Jan. 31 and Monday, Feb. 1.

Four more Mohave County residents have perished due to complications of COVID-19, and another 417 residents have contracted the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 28-29.

Complications of COVID-19 claimed the lives of 16 more Mohave County residents, including six from the Kingman medical service area.

COVID-19 has killed 10 more Mohave County residents, including four from the Kingman medical service area.

COVID-19 killed another six Mohave County residents, and another 371 residents have contracted the virus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health wrote in a news release covering the period from noon on Friday, Jan. 22 through noon on Monday, Jan. 25.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 286 new cases of the coronavirus and one new death the mornings of Sunday and Monday, Jan. 24-25, combined.

Another 11 Mohave County residents have been killed by COVID-19, raising the death toll in the county to 430 since the beginning of the pandemic, and 117 since the beginning of 2021.

Another six Mohave County residents, including three from the Kingman medical service area, have died from complications of COVID-19.

Another 28 Mohave County residents have succumbed to complications of COVID-19, raising the death toll since the beginning of the year to over 100.

A dozen more Mohave County residents have succumbed to complications of COVID-19, pushing the death toll from the virus in the county since the beginning of the pandemic over the 400 mark.

Another 200 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mohave County between noon on Friday, Jan. 15 and noon on Monday, Jan. 18.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 193 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in Mohave County on Sunday morning, Jan. 17 and Monday morning, Jan. 18 combined.

The body count keeps rising as COVID-19 tightens its grip on Mohave County.

The body count keeps rising as COVID-19 tightens its grip on Mohave County.

COVID-19 claimed the lives of another 15 Mohave County residents on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 12-13, according to the Mohave County Department of Public Health.

COVID-19 has killed six more Mohave County residents, raising the death toll between noon on Friday, Jan. 8 and noon on Tuesday, Jan. 12 to 24.

Another 18 Mohave County residents have perished from complications of COVID-19, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported the evening of Monday, Jan. 11.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 319 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County on Sunday, Jan. 10, and another 249 cases the morning of Monday, Jan. 11.

The death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise in Mohave County, with nine additional deaths announced by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 7-8.

The death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise in Mohave County, with five additional deaths announced by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Thursday, Jan. 7.

Another 19 Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, including a daily record of 12 reported by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Another seven Mohave County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, and 129 more have been infected with the coronavirus, the Mohave County Department of Public Health reported on Tuesday, Jan. 5.