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COVID-19: More than 200 new cases mapped to Scottsdale

Posted 10/19/20

With 62 new cases, Scottsdale ZIP code 85255 has recorded its second straight week of noteworthy COVID-19 increase, after the area, which includes DC Ranch and Grayhawk neighborhoods, gained 59 new cases the week prior.

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COVID-19

COVID-19: More than 200 new cases mapped to Scottsdale

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With 62 new cases, Scottsdale ZIP code 85255 has recorded its second straight week of noteworthy COVID-19 increase, after the area, which includes DC Ranch and Grayhawk neighborhoods, gained 59 new cases the week prior.

In total, numbers provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services on Oct. 19 show 6,538 cases of COVID-19 have been mapped to Scottsdale’s nine ZIP codes.

READ: An Independent examination of Scottsdale COVID-19 cases over the past 90 days

Compared with numbers last week — 6,300 — there have been 238 new cases over the seven day period.

The Old Town Scottsdale ZIP code of 85251 and the central Scottsdale area of 85260, between Shea Boulevard north to Bell Road, both saw noteworthy 44 new cases.

More than 90% of cases were mapped to the address of the patient’s residence. If the patient’s address was unknown the case was mapped to the address of the provider followed by the address of the reporting facility, according to the ADHS.

Data available through ADHS shows cases per ZIP code are reported as:

  • 85257: 1,174 cases (up 24);
  • 85251: 1,572 cases (up 44);
  • 85250: 362 cases (up 12);
  • 85258: 544 cases (up 24);
  • 85260: 1,012 cases (up 44);
  • 85259: 446 cases (up 8);
  • 85255: 1,064 cases (up 62);
  • 85266: 202 cases (up 10); and
  • 85262: 162 cases (up 10).

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

But for some — especially older adults and people with existing health problems — it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.