Only In Arizona, Kids! > Dr. Christ - The Great State's Department of Health Services Director

We're gonna need "a miracle" to overcome the incompetence of Dr. Cara Christ.

Apparently the ADHS took four days off for the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend - The COVID-19 Pandemic didn't take any time off. It's getting far worse. Holiday travel and gatherings were expected to increase cases and related hospitalizations in the next few weeks, she said.

We are so blessed!

Arizona cites holiday reporting delays for record 10K cases

Ross D. Franklin

In this June 25 photo Arizona Department of Health Service Director Dr. Cara Christ speaks about the latest Arizona coronavirus data at a news conference in Phoenix. Arizona on Tuesday reported over 10,000 new known coronavirus cases, but the Dr. Christ said the record number nearly three times the latest seven-day daily rolling average reflected not only the current surge but also delayed reporting by local health officials due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. [AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin]

Posted Tuesday, December 1, 2020 9:41 am

PAUL DAVENPORT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported over 10,000 new known coronavirus cases, but the state said the record number nearly three times the latest seven-day daily rolling average reflected not only the current surge but also delayed reporting by local health officials due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

“Today, the number of new cases reported is up significantly from what has been reported in the past. This large number of newly reported cases is a result of the extended four-day weekend," the state health director said. . . Christ wrote in a blog post that the long weekend meant “classification was delayed for a large portion of cases, resulting in much higher numbers than usual."