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A 32-year-old Fayette County man was killed Friday in a two-vehicle collision along Route 22 in Salem Township, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Ian C. Praster Sr. of Brownsville was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred just before 7 a.m. at the intersection of
Washington County had 296 new cases of covid-19 on Friday -- the most in the state, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Northwest Arkansas hospitals cared for an all-time high of 137 patients in intensive care units Thursday, surpassing the record of 128 set Monday.
Northwest Arkansas hospitals cared for a record number of covid-19 patients this week, surpassing the previous peak in January for the third week in a row.
The numbers of patients hospitalized with covid-19 in intensive care units and on ventilators in Northwest Arkansas hit all-time highs this week as area hospitals worked to meet the increasing demand.