Amid rising case numbers and increasing hospitalizations, some Arizona businesses located in and around its capital city, Phoenix, are shutting down again to continue mitigating the spread.
Local station ABC15 reports that about a month after stay-at-home mandates were lifted, several restaurants, one brewpub and a comic shop in Maricopa County — the state’s coronavirus hotspot — are shutting down for anywhere from a few days to one to two weeks.
In some cases, like that of The Shop Beer Co., employees have tested positive for COVID-19 infections, and the establishment has temporarily shut down to clean facilities and quarantine team members.
ABC15 reports that while some reopen within a matter of days or weeks, others have remained closed.
Over the past week, Arizona has seen a startling uptick in cases and hospitalizations, prompting state health officials to send a letter to hospitals recommending they prepare for emergency surge plans and increased capacity.
Across the state, there are a reported 36,705 confirmed cases, with 1,014 newly reported on June 15. The current death toll sits at 1,194.
Some 3,750 coronavirus patients are currently hospitalized, with inpatient beds hitting 83 percent capacity as recently as June 14.
Other states, such as North Carolina and South Carolina, have reported jumps in cases. Texas, which is currently in Phase 3 of its economic reopening, also reported three consecutive days of increasing hospitalizations.
This is not the first instance of shutdowns returning following reopenings; in California, Lassen County was forced to rollback reopening measures after new cases were being reported.
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