Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers:
“Our decline in active cases continues today. There are almost 2,500 fewer active cases than the report on March 1 of this year. There are also over 275 fewer hospitalizations than March 1. We continue to fight back against the virus, and the vaccine is our best tool.”
He also stated before Legislative Council this morning that he would allow the statewide mask mandate to expire on Wednesday, March 31st, as he said several weeks ago that he might. He did this while also extending the public health emergency for another 60 days.
Here are today’s COVID-19 statewide numbers:
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- Vaccination Numbers
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- Case Numbers
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported:
- 79 new cases;
- 1,773 active cases;
- 164 hospitalized, down 7 from Sunday;
- 28 on ventilators, up 1 from Sunday;
- deaths added today, 6, for a total of 5,601;
- a total of 330,008 cases;
- 253,402 recoveries;
- PCR tests, 1,581;
- antigen tests, 245.
The Health Department reported that the top counties for new cases are:
- Washington, 13;
- Pulaski, 9;
- Benton, 8;
- St. Francis, 8; and
- Craighead, 7.