COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases see slight uptick for 3rd day

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Well being launched information Friday displaying that the variety of lively instances is continuous to see an uptick for the third day in a row.

The ADH information confirmed 1,220 lively instances of the virus, a rise of 73 from the day gone by. There have been 165 new instances of the virus, elevating the entire instances to 834,864 because the pandemic started.

In line with the most recent figures, the variety of hospitalizations dropped by one within the final 24 hours to 50. The variety of sufferers on ventilators decreased by three within the final day, now sitting at 13, whereas 22 persons are in Arkansas intensive care models as a result of virus, down by 4 from the prior day.

Well being officers reported three further deaths attributed to COVID-19, placing the quantity of people that died within the state because the starting of the pandemic to 11,369.

Within the final 24 hours, 2,605 new COVID-19 vaccine doses got to Arkansans. The variety of Arkansans who’re totally immunized rose to 1,585,573, with one other 373,765 partially immunized.