Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers:
“We again saw a decrease in active cases across the state today. This is the fourth consecutive day of a decline, and we have over 4,700 fewer active cases than this time last week. It’s up to each of us to ensure we stay on this trend and defeat this virus.”
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported…
- 2,520 new cases;
- 20,391 active cases;
- 1,179 hospitalized, down 86 from Tuesday;
- 212 on ventilators, up 3 from Tuesday;
- 55 deaths added Wednesday, for a total of 4,441;
- 276,114 total cases;
- 203,991 recoveries;
- 9,184 PCR tests;
- 4,186 antigen tests.
The Health Department reported that the top counties for new cases are…
- Pulaski, 296;
- Washington, 230;
- Benton, 172;
- Sebastian, 133; and
- Faulkner, 115.
Saline County numbers are as follows:
Total Cumulative Cases: 9,629
- Confirmed Cases: 7,347
- Probable Cases: 2,282
Total Active Cases: 816
- Active Confirmed Cases: 587
- Active Probable Cases: 229
Total Recovered Cases: 8,675
- Recovered Confirmed Cases: 6,642
- Recovered Probable Cases: 2,033
Total Deaths: 136
- Confirmed Deaths: 116
- Probable Deaths: 20