ARKADELPHIA A few months ago, William Burks, owner of Clark County Livestock Feed, had enough veterinary-grade Ivermectin on his shelves to cover sales of the anti-parasitic drug for at least the next two years.
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Already at record levels, the number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals and on ventilators continued growing on Tuesday as the state's count of cases rose by 2,620.
The Arkansas Legislative Council on Monday authorized the state Department of Human Services to use a total of $245.6 million of federal coronavirus relief funds to assist hospitals and nursing homes with their staffing needs and increased costs amid a surge of coronavirus cases spawned by the delta variant.