COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases decline after 5-day increase

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – New knowledge launched Monday reveals that the variety of energetic COVID-19 instances in Arkansas has began to say no after seeing barely rising numbers over the earlier 5 days.

The Arkansas Division of Well being knowledge confirmed 1,213 energetic instances of the virus Monday, down 60 from the day gone by. There have been 40 new instances of the virus, elevating the whole variety of instances within the state to 835,035 because the pandemic started.

The most recent figures additionally present a lower of 1 hospitalization within the final 24 hours, dropping that quantity to 47. There was no change in sufferers on ventilators, holding that quantity at 12, whereas 17 sufferers are in ICU as a result of virus, down by 5 from the day gone by.

Well being officers reported two extra deaths attributed to COVID-19 Monday, rising the quantity of people that died in Arkansas from COVID-19 because the starting of the pandemic to 11,373.

Within the final 24 hours, 189 new COVID-19 vaccine doses got out in Arkansas. The variety of Arkansans who’re absolutely immunized rose to 1,586,281, with one other 374,270 being partially immunized.