After rising a day earlier for the first time in more than a week, the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas fell Wednesday but was still up from the two-month low it reached Monday.
A day after reaching its lowest level in more than two months, the number of people reported to be hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas rose Tuesday for the first time in more than a week.
Covid-19 vaccinations for children age 5-11 were expected to be available from the Arkansas Department of Health's local health units starting today after the endorsement of the vaccine for that age group Tuesday evening by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Arkansas posted its smallest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than four months on Monday even as the number of people hospitalized with the virus rose slightly.
The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals remained the same as a day earlier on Friday, while the number who were on ventilators dropped below 100 for the first time in more than three months.