COVID-19 in Arkansas: Hospitalizations tick upward toward March highs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – New knowledge launched by the Arkansas Division of Well being Monday exhibits that the variety of hospitalizations because of COVID-19 in Arkansas are again as much as numbers not seen since March.

The ADH knowledge confirmed a bump of 18 hospitalizations within the final 24 hours, shifting that depend to 176, which hasn’t been that prime since March 22, 2022. The variety of sufferers on a ventilator moved up by two to seven, whereas 20 sufferers are in ICU as a result of virus, down one from the day prior to this.

The newest figures additionally confirmed 6,946 lively instances of the virus Monday, up 196 from the day prior to this. There have been 332 new instances of the virus, elevating the whole variety of instances within the state to 850,535 for the reason that pandemic started.

Well being officers reported no extra deaths attributed to COVID-19 Monday, preserving the variety of deaths attributed to COVID-19 for the reason that starting of the pandemic at 11,526.

The newest figures additionally confirmed that as of Monday 4,088,619 whole doses had been administered within the state, a rise of 163 within the final 24 hours. The variety of Arkansans who’re totally immunized rose to 1,618,091, with one other 285,987 being partially immunized.