SAFFORD — Graham County saw 168 new cases of COVID-19 through the first four days of November.
That’s according to data released by Graham County Health Department, which reported 93 new cases as of Nov. 1 and another 75 new cases as of Nov. 4.
That’s 68 percent more new cases than the first four days in October and 25 percent more than the same time in September.
The new cases bring the total to 7,787 Graham County residents — 20 percent of the county’s population — who have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
There were also four coronavirus-related deaths recorded since the Health Department’s last report in October.
That brings the total number of residents who have died as a result of COVID-19 to 119.
Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center, in partnership with the United Way of Greenlee Counties, is offering free drive-up COVID-19 testing at the hospital’s Copper Mountain Clinic.
Free drive-up testing takes place Monday through Friday, from 1-7 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Graham County continues to offer free vaccinations for anyone over the age of 12 at the vaccination clinic on Main Street in Safford.
To schedule an appointment, go to Activities • Graham County, AZ • CivicEngage.
