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No new flu-related deaths were reported in Arkansas in the past week, though the flu activity last week rose from "high" to "very high," according to a report from the state Department of Health.
Porter is also the Arkansas Department of Health's deputy chief science officer.
Southeast Arkansas hospitals and health clinics are bracing for possibly one of the worst influenza seasons in years.
Inflation is carving into turkey prices, but Arkansas gas prices are at their cheapest point since Feb. 9.
Arkansas' coronavirus metrics continued to indicate a slowing spread of the virus Thursday as the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in the state fell to its lowest level in three months.