COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases drop, yet stay above 3,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Well being on Monday launched new knowledge displaying a slight drop within the variety of lively COVID-19 in Arkansas instances, however these instances stay above 3,000.

The ADH Well being knowledge additionally confirmed 3,078 lively instances of the virus Monday, down 149 from the day past. There have been 88 new instances of the virus, elevating the full variety of instances within the state to 840,678 for the reason that pandemic started.

The newest figures additionally present a rise of six hospitalizations within the final 24 hours, growing that quantity to 73. Two sufferers dropped from the ventilator depend, pulling it down to 6, whereas 20 sufferers are in ICU as a result of virus, up by two from the day past.

Well being officers reported one further dying attributed to COVID-19 Monday, growing the quantity of people that died in Arkansas from COVID-19 for the reason that starting of the pandemic to 11,446.

Within the final 24 hours, 216 new COVID-19 vaccine doses got out in Arkansas. The variety of Arkansans who’re absolutely immunized rose to 1,594,236, with one other 376,158 being partially immunized.