CORONAVIRUS Health Alert!

This page will include all News Releases and Public Service Announcements from our Graham County Health Department regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) in our valley.

• April 2, 2020: Essential Shopping
  
• April 2, 2020: COVID19 Update
  
• April 1, 2020:  Food Service Recommendations 
  
• March 24, 2020: COVID19 Community Update
  
• March 21, 2020: Second Positive COVID-19 result in Graham County.
  
• March 20, 2020: Governor’s Executive Order regarding additional mitigation strategies.
  
• March 18, 2020: Recommendations for Restaurants and Food Establishments.
  
• March 14, 2020: Graham County Department of Health Services announces temporary closure of all public schools, urges residents to limit social contact, and expects outbreak could expand.
• March 13, 2020: COVID-19 Positive Test Results in Pima, Arizona (Includes Pima evaluation and testing clinic dates/time for Pima School District Students who have symptoms).

Other Graham County Departments - News Releases and PSA’s regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19):

• Graham County Treasurer’s Office: 
  • March 31, 2020-Property Taxes Payment Options.
    
• Graham County General Services Building: Closed to the public but still open for business telephonically, by email, and by appointment as available to provide services. 
  
  
• Graham County Clerk of the Superior Court:  March 23, 2020-Due to the Convid-19 Pandemic The Clerk’s office urges people to make payments online and get forms online to help limit the traffic flow through the courthouse.
  • You can make online payments to Justice of the Peace #1 and Justice of the Peace #2 also.
    
• Graham County Sheriff’s Office: March 18, 2020-Graham County Detention Facility Lobby Closure
  • For information on how to reach an inmate please visit the Graham County Sheriff’s Office Home page.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Blood Information

Thanks to the many who gave blood and scheduled upcoming appointments, the American Red Cross has been able to meet immediate patient needs. During this uncertain time, we encourage individuals to keep scheduled blood donation appointments and to make new blood donation appointments for the weeks ahead to ensure a stable supply throughout this pandemic.

• There remains an ongoing need for platelet donations due to their short, five-day shelf life.
• In times of crisis, the Red Cross is fortunate to witness the best of humanity as people roll up a sleeve to help those in need. We greatly appreciate the generosity of the public.
• There is no known end date in this fight against coronavirus and the Red Cross needs the help of blood and platelet donors and blood drive hosts to maintain a sufficient blood supply for weeks to come. It’s important to remember that blood is perishable and cannot be stockpiled.

Blood Collections

Thank you to our generous blood and platelet donors across Arizona who continually donate blood especially during this nationwide blood shortage. As of April 1, nearly 13,000 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to coronavirus concerns, resulting in more than 375,000 fewer blood donations. We are asking all healthy donors to go online to redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Blood Drives within 50 miles of Safford for April-Jun 2020