Contact tracers and case investigators hand COVID-19 cases in Pima County

When a positive case gets counted that’s just the beginning, contact tracers and case investigators-- activate and track down those who need to know.

So far there have been nearly 200,000 positive COVID-19 cases Arizona since the start of the pandemic creating a need for more tracing.

WHEN A POSITIVE CASE GETSCOUNTED THAT'S JUST THEBEGINNING CONTACT TRACERS ANDINVESTIGATORS-- ACTIVATE ANDTRACK DOWN--- THOSE WHO NEEDTO KNOW.

THERE'S BEEN NEARLY200- THOUSAND POSITIVE COVID19 CASES IN ARIZONASINCE THESTART OF THE PANDEMI MATTHEWCHRISTENBERRY ---- WITH THEPIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTSAYS THEY HAVE 25INVESTIGATORS AND 127 CONTACTTRACERS UP AND RUNNING.

INJULY--- THE COUNTY SIGNED A 10MILLION DOLLAR DEAL WITHMAXIMUS TO TRAIN THE STAFF."WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM HOWTHEY'RE DOING, IF THEY'VE HADSYMPTOMS WE'LL ASK WHEN THOSESYMPTOMS STARTED," COMING UPAT 6-- SHAWNDREA THOMAS KGUN9