National News Arkansas exceeds 1,000 new virus cases for third day in row LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas added more than 1,000 coronavirus cases for the third day in a row Friday as the state topped the nation in new cases per capita. Jul. 10 2021 @ 11:00pm LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas added more than 1,000 coronavirus cases for the third day in a row Friday as the state topped the nation in new cases per capita. The Department of Health reported Arkansas' cases rose by 1,155, bringing the state's total to 355,460 since the pandemic began. The virus has been surging in Arkansas in recent weeks, fueled by the delta variant and the state's lagging vaccination rates. The state now has the nation's most cases per capita over the past two weeks, according to numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University researchers.