LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
As of 6:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 18, according to the ADH website, there were:
- 271,154 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 218,968 confirmed cases
- 52,186 probable cases
- 241,926 recoveries
- 24,887 active cases
- 17,789 confirmed active cases
- 7,098 probable active cases
- 4,311 total deaths
- 3,562 deaths among confirmed cases
- 749 deaths among probable cases
- 1,271 currently hospitalized
- 423 in ICU
- 221 on ventilators
- 2,585,360 people total have been tested
- 9.6% positive PCR tests
- 19.7% positive antigen tests
- 2,304,876 people have tested negative
The counties with the highest new cases added as of Sunday, Jan. 17:
- Pulaski: 195
- Benton: 85
- Washington: 83
- Sebastian: 62
- Faulkner: 45
“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, 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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