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Amid the surge in infections from the rapidly spreading omicron variant, the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas hit an all-time high Tuesday, surpassing the peak of almost 1,500 it reached during the summer last year.

Arkansas hospitalizations because of covid-19 rose to 1,420 on Monday, the highest in five months, even as the day's report of new cases dipped to a three-week low.

Arkansas hospitalizations because of covid-19 rose to 1,420 on Monday, the highest in five months, even as the day's report of new cases dipped to a three-week low.

The total number of active covid-19 cases in the state passed the 61,000 mark Monday, more than doubling since the same day a week ago and marking an all-time high since the pandemic hit the state.

The total number of active covid-19 cases in the state passed the 61,000 mark Monday, more than doubling since the same day a week ago and marking an all-time high since the pandemic hit the state.

Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by almost 7,800, setting a single-day record for new cases for the third day in a row.

Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by almost 7,800, setting a single-day record for new cases for the third day in a row.

Arkansas' positivity rate for tests for covid-19 in the past seven days reached a record high of 23.8% Monday, while the number of active cases was the highest -- at 27,162 -- since levels reached a year ago.

Arkansas' positivity rate for tests for covid-19 in the past seven days reached a record high of 23.8% Monday, while the number of active cases was the highest -- at 27,162 -- since levels reached a year ago.

Continuing a surge blamed on the fast-spreading omicron-variant, Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases shot up by more than 2,400 on Tuesday, the biggest one-day rise in more than three months.