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Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Arizona sets another record for increases in COVID-19 cases

The state set a third record in four days for daily high numbers of reported new cases.

Daily News Roundup: Tucson mask mandate, DACA decision

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 18.

A photo accompanying a UANews release about the university's antibody testing effort in partnership with the state.

How testing and tracing can help combat COVID-19

As cases rise dramatically in the state, public health experts look to expand virus detection.

A city of Tucson proclamation makes masks mandatory in public settings starting June 20.

Tucson Mayor Romero makes masks mandatory in public

A city proclamation requires face coverings in settings where physical distancing is "difficult or impossible" starting Saturday morning.

UA still grappling with how to 'return' in August

Officials are still working to figure out how to bring students safely back to campus.

File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

Sonoran capital tightening COVID-19 restrictions

Sonora, Arizona's neighbor to the south, has also entered a "worrying" phase of the pandemic.

A screengrab of a Pima County interactive map of the Bighorn Fire and evacuation area as of Thursday morning, June 18.

Bighorn Fire evacuation area expands

Residents were told to evacuate immediately to a shelter or with family or friends.

Screen shot of map showing positive percent of coronavirus tests, one-week snapshot as of June 17, 2020.

Daily News Roundup: Ducey OKs local mask rules, border county surge

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 17.

There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

Supreme Court rules against Trump administration bid to cancel DACA

Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants around the country are DACA recipients.

Workers harvest greens alongside farm equipment in the Yuma area in this file photo.

Coronavirus cases surge in Arizona's border counties

Two Arizona counties along the border have experienced dramatic upticks in the last month.

ADHS Director Cara Christ, Gov. Doug Ducey and Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire show up to a June 17 meeting wearing masks. They removed the masks after sitting down.

Ducey: Local governments can implement their own COVID-19 mask policies

The announcement comes amid calls for local control over mask requirements and a continuing surge in cases.

Pediatricians are concerned that most Arizona children have missed routine vaccinations.

Coronavirus concerns lead parents to delay vaccinations

Pediatricians say 80% of Arizona children have missed checkups since March.

A collected sample undergoes coronavirus testing.

Rise in coronavirus cases keeps pressure on UA lab

The university's biodepository is working to meet an increasing demand for test kits.

Brayann Lucero, 19, is greeted by community members and journalists after leaving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Tucson on June 16, 2020.

DACA recipient in Tucson released by ICE

Advocates are rallying against the possible detention of a medically vulnerable DACA recipient.

Map showing one-week snapshot of new COVID-19 cases in Arizona as of June 16.

Daily News Roundup: Daily high in COVID-19 cases, Summerhaven evacuation

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 16.

LaToya McCord has been a professional cake artist since 2015.

Support for black-owned businesses a lifeline amid pandemic

As many as 40% of black-owned businesses could disappear.

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