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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
By Robert Cox and Samantha JonesCCNnews@cox-internet.com
According to numbers released by the Arkansas Department of Health on Tuesday morning, there were 127 new cases of COVID-19 in the county since last week, with no additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and nearly 130 additional reported recoveries.
Statewide, however, the health department reported 18,253 new cases since Jan. 5, an increase of 8.4 percent. In the past seven days, more than 260 additional deaths have been reported.
The increases come nearly three weeks after the first round of vaccines were delivered to hospitals around the state as part of a massive inoculation effort aimed at vaccinating healthcare workers in advance of a larger effort aimed at the general populace.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Carroll County reached a new mark Tuesday morning with a cumulative total of 2,006 COVID-19 cases, along with 30 total deaths including two in the past week attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The increases come two weeks after the first shipment of vaccine arrived in the county on Dec. 18, with doses administered to healthcare workers at hospitals in Eureka Springs and Berryville.
Statewide, the number of infections has reached more than 216,000 cases, while more than 3,500 Arkansans have reportedly died from complications related to the virus.
Last week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the next vaccine shipment should arrive in the state soon.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Carroll County reached a new mark Monday morning with a cumulative total of 2,000 COVID-19 cases, along with 30 total deaths including two in the past week attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The increases come two weeks after the first shipment of vaccine arrived in the county on Dec. 18, with doses administered to healthcare workers at hospitals in Berryville and Eureka Springs.
Statewide, the number of infections has reached more than 214,000 cases, while nearly 3,500 Arkansans have reportedly died from complications related to the virus.
Last week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the next vaccine shipment should arrive in the state soon.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas hovered near their recent record high Friday, even amid holiday gatherings and travel that heal