The data published by Arizona’s state health department revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 4,433 on Friday to a total of 91,858.
Further details of the report showed that hospitalizations in the state rose by 75 to record high of 3,013 on Thursday. Moreover, adult intensive care unit (ICU) beds in use by all patients increased by 2% to 91%.
Market reaction
The US Dollar Index, which tracks the USD’s performance against a basket of six major currencies, ignored these figures and was last seen flat on the day at 97.21.