This is a regularly updated story with the latest information, news and updates about the coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and beyond for Wednesday, Oct.
PHOENIX – Arizona health authorities reported 902 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths on Wednesday morning.
The Arizona health department’s daily reports present case, death and testing data after the state receives statistics and confirms them, which can lag by several days or more.
The rolling seven-day average for the state health department’s newly reported cases was at 685.71 through Tuesday, according to tracking by The Associated Press, falling slightly after increasing for eight consecutive days.
The seven-day average of newly reported deaths ticked up slightly to 7.71, remaining near the lowest level since early in the pandemic.