Arizona has become the state with the highest rate of new COVID-19 infections, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracker reported Monday. Complicating Arizona's data collection is a large portion of the state where information remains incomplete pending approval from the Native American tribal authorities. High rates of COVID-19 transmission are being reported across the state, but in particular around the capitol of Phoenix, according to state health officials. Arizona is one of a handful of states that have been resistant to employ strict measures to control the virus. The state hit a record number of hospitalizations resulting from the virus last month, with more than 4,300 hospitalized across the state with coronavirus.
