MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (May 4, 2020) Late this afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of six COVID-19 positive cases and a COVID-19 related death. The death is that of a person in the 75-85 age range in the Lake Havasu City service area. That individual is linked to another confirmed case and is a previously identified case.
In the six new cases is one from the Bullhead City service area in the 20-44 year age range and a 65+ age range person from the Lake Havasu City area. Both of these cases are in isolation, recovering at home, and are not linked to another case or travel-related.
The other four cases are all in the Kingman service area. Two of them are in the 20-44 year age range and two are in the 45-54 year age range. All four of these positives are in isolation, recovering at home and an investigation is pending.
There are now 36 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, including four deaths, 92 in Kingman, with a total of 10 deaths there, 1 in “Other”(a small community,) and 16 in Bullhead City, including one death. There are a total of — 15 deaths in the county from the disease. Total positive cases – 145.
For more stats about COVID-19 in Mohave County, the state of Arizona, and the country, go here. This site is always being updated. As of this writing, it does not have the latest cases and the newly reported death: https://covid-19-mohave.hub.arcgis.com/.
Why would anyone want to reopen the state is beyond me. I completely understand the financial impact of keeping the state closed. My husband was let go last Friday due to the impact the business struggles with due COVID19. He dealt in RV litigation. Although he received a severance package, it’s still a financial hardship on our household. I’m disabled so I don’t have a paycheck. I’d rather struggle to meet our monthly bills than fir anyone in our family become sick it’s COVID19. I’m high risk due to my auto immune disease. The COVID 19 has also made it challenging to receive my medication hydrochloroquine. Going to the market and witnessing people carry their babies inside with out a mask or gloves on their entire family is beyond me. It might be time for everyone to self quarantine for 14 days. That means no one leave their homes at all for 14 days. I wouldn’t that be a better solution than becoming sick?
Just something to think about. 14 days is a very short time than dying.