The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals, on ventilators and in intensive care in Arkansas all rose to new highs Wednesday as the state's count of cases jumped by 2,940.
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State virus cases climb 2,343; shots take flight
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson said at Tuesday’s briefing that while the number of patients on ventilators is surging, he is “pleased” with a strong increase in vaccination numbers. More photos at arkansasonline.com/84gov/.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson talks about the number of hospitalized patients currently on ventilators during the weekly Covid-19 press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, at the state Capitol in Little Rock.
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The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas who were hospitalized and on ventilators continued rising Tuesday to levels not seen since January as the state count of cases rose by 2,343.
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Conway Human Development Center stops in-person visits as COVID cases begin to surge
As of Thursday, the facility had 10 staff and 10 residents who were COVID positive. The decision to end visitation was one to help halt cases from increasing. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 6:18 PM CDT July 1, 2021
CONWAY, Ark. The largest state facility that provides care for the disabled has stopped in-person visits due to the increasing COVID-19 cases.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health Services (DHS) said that some of the cases reported between staff and residents at the Conway Human Development Center are connected to the Delta Variant.
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(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) As COVID-19 vaccination rollouts continue and the U.S. returns to a semblance of normality, Arkansas officials are warning of a third surge following a spike in cases.
Arkansas, which never issued an official stay-at-home order during the pandemic, reported 686 new probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday the largest one-day increase in more than four months.
The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations also rose by 19 to 325, and deaths increased by four to 5,909.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a statement that “the high number of cases today makes it clear that the delta variant is increasing the spread of the virus” in the state.