COVID-19 cases in Gilbert, Chandler rising and more coronavirus news

Here are the coronavirus updates you need to know in Chandler. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)

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By CI Staff Compilation | 7:22 AM Dec 1, 2020 MST | Updated 7:22 AM Dec 1, 2020 MST

Read the latest coronavirus news from Gilbert and Chandler.

Chandler

Coronavirus case counts continue to rise across Maricopa County; Chandler sees 313 new cases over weekend

Across Chandler's six ZIP codes, there were 11,485 confirmed total positive cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 30, according to data from the state—an increase of 313 reported cases since Nov. 27. That overall number of cases represents an increase of 11.16% across the city in the past seven days.

Chandler USD reports 12 active COVID-19 cases on districtwide dashboard; county reports 69 active school outbreaks

Chandler USD reported a dozen active COVID-19 cases across the district as of Nov. 30, according to the district's coronavirus data dashboard.

Gilbert

COVID-19: Cases in Gilbert have risen more than 12% in seven days

Across Gilbert's six ZIP codes, there were 9,726 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 30, according to data from the state. That's an increase of 278 cases since Nov. 27. That also represents an increase of 12.12% in the past seven days.

Statewide

Number of people in ICU units with COVID-19 up more than 400% since end of September

The Arizona Department of Health Services has tracked COVID-19 hospitalization data since early April, and in the days and weeks that followed, the number of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients admitted to a hospital soared—reaching a peak in July and slowly decreasing day by day. Of the 2,253,689 COVID-19 tests in Arizona, 10.5% have yielded positive results as of Nov. 30. This accounts for diagnostic test results, not antibody test results.

Alexa D’Angelo contributed to this report.

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