December 30, 2020 2:43 pm by Cleveland County Herald Views: 162
RISON – Cleveland County has seen a decrease in the number of active cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus over the past two weeks, but the pace for new cases remains at nearly its highest point since the pandemic began in March.
Cleveland County Health Officer Dr. Mark Attwood reported Tuesday evening that 71 new cases have been detected in the county since the Herald’s last report two weeks ago on Dec. 16. Those new cases brings the cumulative total within the county to 562.
Of those 562 cases, Dr. Attwood said 46 were active as of Tuesday, down from a high of 67 active cases reported on Dec. 8. He also reported there was one more death attributed to COVID-19 within the past two weeks, bringing the cumulative total to 17.
With hospitalizations and deaths continuing to set new daily records, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he is “not satisfied with the pace” of vaccinations in the
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Arkansas nursing facilities to receive second rollout of vaccines By Jurnee Taylor | December 21, 2020 at 11:33 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:03 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The second COVID-19 vaccine rollout has started, this time several of those vaccines going to employees and residents of long-term facilities.
Region 8 News spoke one-on-one with Rachel Bunch, executive director of the Arkansas Health Care Association, and has answers to several of your questions.
“This feels like the light at the end of the tunnel for what has been a very long journey over the last several months, Bunch said.