LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
As of 4:05 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, according to the ADH website, there were:
- 106,727 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 99,410 confirmed cases
- 7,317 probable cases
- 89,730 recoveries
- 9,571 active cases
- 7,995 confirmed active cases
- 1,576 probable active cases
- 1,833 total deaths
- 1,676 deaths among confirmed cases
- 157 deaths among probable cases
- 649 currently hospitalized
- 268 in ICU
- 102 on ventilators
- 1,342,249 people total have been tested
- 7.7% positive PCR tests
- 17.1% positive antigen tests
- 1,234,713 people have tested negative
The counties with the most new cases added as of Monday, Oct. 26:
- Pulaski: 53
- Washington: 45
- Craighead: 42
- Sebastian: 37
- Benton: 30
“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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Governor Asa Hutchinson announced on Wednesday, March 11, the first “presumptive case” of coronavirus in the state.
Jonesboro and Craighead County leaders met Thursday, March 5, to discuss their coronavirus plans.
On Tuesday, March 10, leaders in West Memphis and Crittenden County met to discuss coronavirus prevention efforts. Crittenden County Emergency Management Coordinator Bud Spears said the county has a pandemic plan but there is no reason to implement it at this time.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told state agencies to develop contingency plans for a possible outbreak.
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