Here’s a look at the stories we covered today:

  • The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona jumped past 39,000 as of Tuesday, June 16, after the state reported a record new 2,392 new cases reported this morning, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
  • The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum began a phased reopening today, June 16, with new safety precautions based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
  • The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has issued a “GO” order to the areas of Mt. Lemmon and Mt. Bigelow north of Organization Ridge Road, including Summerhaven, due to the encroaching Bighorn Fire, now nearly 16,000 acres.
  • The Trump administration has unveiled its furthest-reaching plan yet to change asylum law in the U.S., redefining the meaning of โ€œpersecutionโ€ and raising the bar for refugees seeking protection under the Convention Against Torture, among other changes.
  • The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Civil Rights Act protections against โ€œsex discriminationโ€ also protect gay or transgender employees from discrimination, even if they are not specifically mentioned in the 1964 law.

2 replies on “Your Southern AZ COVID-19 PM Update for Tuesday, June 16: What We’ve Covered Today”

  1. It looks like you forgot to mention our beloved scientist/doctor Fauci lied to us about masks not working so the public would not use up all available supplies.

    Even science has been corrupted by personal goals.

  2. Money/greed has corrupted science. Just look at our universities. Many of them are working for China and against us.

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