LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, according to the ADH website, there were:
- 75,160 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 73,141 confirmed cases
- 2,019 probable cases
- 67,418 recoveries
- 6,557 active cases
- 6,101 confirmed active cases
- 456 probable active cases
- 1,181 total deaths
- 1,033 deaths among confirmed cases
- 148 deaths among probable cases
- 398 currently hospitalized
- 201 in ICU
- 78 on ventilators
- 885,735 people total have been tested
- 8.4% positive PCR tests
- 22.1 % positive antigen tests
- 810,409 people have tested negative
The counties with the most new cases added Thursday:
- Pulaski: 67
- Sebastian: 60
- Washington: 54
- Benton: 34
- Craighead 32
- Jefferson: 32
“We recognize Arkansans’ concerns about this illness, and we are committed to keeping the public informed with as much information as we have about the virus, while also protecting the privacy of individual patients,” the ADH stated in a March 2 news release.
Region 8 counties reporting positive cases of COVID-19 include:
Nursing Homes: For the latest report on COVID-19 cases among Arkansas nursing home residents and staff, as well as other congregate living centers, click here.
The ADH has released an interactive map of COVID-19′s spread throughout the state, including the number of cases, recoveries, and deaths by county.
For a national county-by-county interactive map, based on per capita COVID-19 cases, go here: https://bit.ly/COVIDpercapita »
For questions concerning the coronavirus, the ADH has established a call center staffed by health care providers.
Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., those with urgent and non-urgent questions should call 1-800-803-7847.
After 4:30 p.m., urgent calls needing an immediate response should call 501-661-2136.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson told state agencies to develop contingency plans for a possible outbreak.
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