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Councilwoman Claudette White, a member of the Quechan Indian Tribal Council, died Feb. 6, 2021 after contracting COVID-19. She also served on the Quechan and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians tribal courts.

Fort Yuma Quechan Tribal Council member dies after getting COVID-19

Claudette White was new to the council but had a legal history in tribal courts as a judge.

A tent at the University of Arizona where people can confirm their COVID-19 vaccine appointment. January 2021.

UA vaccine site to be expanded

State, county officials differ over vaccine source.

Health care workers prepare to administer a doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution site at Banner - University Medical North in Tucson on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020.

State wants 24/7 COVID-19 vaccine site in Pima County

Vaccine shortage means cuts to local centers.

News roundup: Climate plan seeks community input, UA plans for more in-person classes

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 9.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation reports 98% of available COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

The Navajo Nation and other tribes will also soon split hundreds of millions in federal COVID-19 relief.

Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA readies for more in-person classes

Officials are hoping all students are vaccinated by the end of the semester.

Dr. Cara Christ, the head of the Arizona Dept. of Health Services, took the President and Vice President on a virtual tour of State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The facility is a state-run mass vaccination site for COVID-19 that operates around the clock.

Biden and Harris “visit” state COVID-19 vaccination site

The President and Vice President had plenty of praise for Arizona.

News roundup: Feds send fewer vaccine doses to AZ, Biden takes virtual visit of distribution center

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 8.

Scientists are theorizing why children avoid serious COVID-19 infection.

Child COVID cases starting to be studied

Researchers are asking why kids are less likely to contract serious COVID-19 infections.

Arizona reports 1,544 new COVID-19 cases, 37 more deaths

Health officials brace for potential surge from Super Bowl gatherings

A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

Pima County COVID-19 vaccine shortage due to federal government

The state made an error in ordering according to a member of Congress.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Congressional Dems ask Ducey to explain use of COVID-19 cash

Ducey used more than 20% of the $1.86 billion the state received in federal CARES Act relief cash to backfill agency budgets

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona COVID-19 death toll tops 14K; caution urged for Super Bowl

Case numbers have been dropping, but health officials remain concerned.

News roundup: Changes come to local justice system, health officials answer common vaccine questions

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 5.

Two children use computers to complete their school work online in a computer lab at the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa in Phoenix. August 2020.

Priorities laid out by Supt. Hoffman in State of Education address

Analysis from Arizona Daily Star education reporter Danyelle Khmara.

A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Digital divide a barrier to COVID vaccinations for some seniors

The Pima Council on Aging is helping connect adults 65 and up to the right resources.

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