PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Arizona health officials reported 38 new coronavirus deaths and 1,753 new cases Thursday morning. Arizona now has a total of 211,660 confirmed cases and 5,409 total deaths statewide.

The Arizona Department of Health said Thursday morning that the large jump in amount of confirmed cases is due to a newly approved form of diagnostic testing called antigen testing. Included in today’s update – and updates for the next several days – are results from tests done over the past few months.

AZDHS: Huge number of newly reported COVID-19 cases is not a surge With more than 1,700 new coronavirus cases reported by the state today, it might look like we’re is seeing another surge but the Arizona Department of Health Services says that is absolutely not the case.

Read more about AZDHS's new anitgen testing here.

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Benchmarks released for when gyms, bars, and theaters can reopen in Arizona

The Arizona Department of Health Services released the state's benchmarks, providing guidance for when some businesses can resume operations.

There are two components the state says must be met. The first is the quality of the establishment's implementation of COVID-19 mitigation strategies. The strategies must be tailored for specific types of business operations, and businesses must show the strategies are being used before reopening. Read more about these benchmarks here.

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