Arizona doctor explains why COVID-19 cases are on a downward trend
PHOENIX – Cases of COVID-19 across the country and Arizona are decreasing and doctors are attributing this not only to the vaccine, but also to the use of masks.
It has been almost two months since the holiday, when many people followed the precautions established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by not collecting and wearing masks.
This is a big factor that explains the drop in the number of cases across the country and in Arizona, doctors say, adding that the public is obviously listening to the precautions of COVID-19.
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“The mitigation of wearing a mask, the fact that we are away from all holiday travel,” said Dr. Shad Marvasti, Director of Public Health, Prevention and Health at the University of Arizona.
Experts say the drop is probably not due to the vaccine, because across the country 4% of the population is fully vaccinated.
In Arizona, there may also be another reason why cases are declining: exposure to the virus.
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About a month ago, the state had a 20% positive rate, but that positive percentage may be helping us now. “Now you have a level of exposure of the population that also contributes to the decrease in cases, because there are no people who are circulating who have not been exposed to this,” said Marvasti.
However, we are not yet out of danger. That’s because he says there are now people who test positive for the second time.
“We are seeing cases of this in clinics, emergency rooms and my colleagues and I have seen these summer reinfections,” said Marvasti.
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He added that the cases he saw and heard were not serious. Another thing he and his colleagues are looking at are the cases arising from the Super Bowl and the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
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