COVID-19 in Arkansas: New active cases hitting highs not seen since March

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Well being launched knowledge Thursday exhibiting new instances over the earlier two days are hitting highs not seen since March.

The ADH knowledge confirmed there have been 403 new instances of the virus, elevating the whole instances to 839,836 for the reason that starting of the pandemic. Energetic instances of the virus are at 2,914, a rise of 151 from the day before today. 

In line with the newest figures, the variety of hospitalizations noticed no change, remaining at 58. The variety of sufferers on ventilators went up by one to 7, whereas 15 persons are in Arkansas intensive care models as a result of virus, down by three from the prior day.

Well being officers reported no further deaths attributed to COVID-19, leaving the quantity of people that died within the state for the reason that starting of the pandemic at 11,426.

Within the final 24 hours, 1,773 new COVID-19 vaccine doses got to Arkansans. The variety of Arkansans who’re thought-about absolutely immunized rose to 1,593,298, with one other 376,002 partially immunized.