Rising active COVID cases concern Arkansas health officials COVID-19 cases in Faulkner County have doubled over the last three weeks and it's causing some concern among health officials. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 6:15 PM CDT June 28, 2021 FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. — Arkansas' active COVID-19 cases keep climbing, proving to us that this pandemic is nowhere near over. It's been the message and the answer from county and city leaders all along... they're just urging more people in their community to get vaccinated. According to Ty Ledbetter, Conway's COVID-19 Coordinator, cases in Faulkner County have doubled over the last three weeks and it's causing some concern.