Thanks to Ken Yang for this report:
Arkansas COVID-19 Update for TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing.
See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Governor Hutchinson, Secretary Romero, and Secretary Preston made these announcements today:
1. Many PUA and UI accounts on hold because of possible fraudulent claims; if you get a letter and did not apply then more than likely it is fraud and you should report it.
2. Report Fraud
• Email [email protected]
• Call 501-682-1058 (if the line is busy, leave a message)
• Visit www.DWS.arkansas.gov (fill out the secure fraud reporting form)
• File a police report (be sure to get a copy of the report and provide it to ADWS)
3. For those whose account has been flagged for possible fraud status you will receive a letter on how to verify your account.
• 27,000 PUA accounts flagged
• 10,000 UI accounts flagged
THE CHARTS
Click below to enlarge images for the following charts:
• Number of New COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas
• Seven-day Rolling Average of New COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas
• Number of Active COVID-19 Cases in Arkansas
• Number of Currently Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• Seven-day Rolling Average of Percent Positive COVID-19 Tests in Arkansas
THE NUMBERS
There are currently 45,381 cases (up 784)
• 10 out of 784 in correctional facilities
• 6,891 active cases (88 nursing homes, 393 correctional facilities, 6,410 community)
• Of the 784 cases: 149 in Pulaski County, 56 Sebastian Co, 55 Mississippi Co, 45 Washington Co, 35 Benton Co, 25 Saline Co, 24 Crittenden Co, 23 Jefferson Co
526 hospitalized (up 13)
490 deaths (up 15)
101 on ventilators (down 7)
38,000 recovered (up 760)
5,840 tests yesterday
• 8.5% cumulative positivity rate
• Find a testing location at https://AR.gov/COVID
Saline County numbers at the end of the day yesterday were:
Total Positive: 892
Active Positive: 158
Recovered: 729
Deaths: 5
Negatives: 14,853
The link for case numbers the entire state is: https://adem.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f533ac8a8b6040e5896b05b47b17a647