Gilbert update for May 20: Seven new cases in town

Here are the coronavirus updates to know this week. (Graphic by Community Impact Newspaper)

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By Tom Blodgett | 4:19 PM May 20, 2020 MST | Updated 4:19 PM May 20, 2020 MST

The six ZIP codes that cover Gilbert have 266 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to data from the Arizona Department of Health Services. That is an increase of seven cases from the previous day. The Arizona Department of Health Services reports 14,897 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state on May 20, an increase of 331 from the previous day. There have been 747 reported COVID-19 deaths across Arizona as of May 20, an increase of 43 from the previous day.

Maricopa County Department of Public Health is reporting 7,552 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state's most populous county. The county also reports 343 total deaths, an increase of 18 from the previous day.

Earlier updates

Information from May 19 can be found here.

Information from May 18 can be found here.

Information from May 15 can be found here.

Information from May 14 can be found here.

Information from May 13 can be found here.

Information from May 12 can be found here.

Information from May 11 can be found here.

Information from May 8 can be found here.

Information from May 7 can be found here.

Information from May 6 can be found here.

Information from May 5 can be found here.

Information from May 4 can be found here.

Information from May 1 can be found here.

Information from April 30 can be found here.

Information from April 29 can be found here.

Information from April 28 can be found here.

Information from April 27 can be found here.

Information from April 24-26 can be found here.

Information from April 23 can be found here.

Information from April 22 can be found here.

Information from April 21 can be found here.

Information from April 20 can be found here.

Information from April 13-19 can be found here.

Information from April 6-12 can be found here.

Information from March 30-April 5 can be found here.

Information from March 27-29 can be found here.

Information from March 24-26 can be found here.

Information from March 20-23 can be found here.

Information from March 12-20 can be found here.

Community Impact Newspaper Editor Alexa D'Angelo contributed to this report.

By Tom Blodgett

Raised in Arizona, Tom Blodgett has spent 30 years in journalism in Arizona and is the editor of the Gilbert edition of Community Impact Newspaper. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he now serves as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet.