COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases back above 2,500 for first time in almost two months

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – New knowledge launched Tuesday reveals that the variety of lively COVID-19 circumstances in Arkansas has gone again above 2,500 for the primary time since March 22.

The Arkansas Division of Well being knowledge confirmed 2,527 lively circumstances of the virus Tuesday, up 34 from the day prior to this. There have been 287 new circumstances of the virus, elevating the entire variety of circumstances within the state to 838,971 because the pandemic started.

The most recent figures additionally revealed a rise of 4 hospitalizations within the final 24 hours, elevating that quantity to 56. The variety of sufferers on ventilators dropped by two to 6, whereas the variety of sufferers in ICU care because of the virus elevated by 9 to twenty-eight.

Well being officers reported no further deaths attributed to COVID-19 Tuesday, maintaining the variety of deaths attributed to COVID-19 because the starting of the pandemic to 11,398.

The most recent figures additionally confirmed that as of Tuesday 4,076,401 whole doses had been administered within the state, a rise of 1,738 within the final 24 hours. The variety of Arkansans who’re totally immunized rose to 1,592,240, with one other 376,151 being partially immunized.