Governor Asa Hutchinson released the following statement on the Thursday COVID-19 numbers:
“Today’s significant increase in new cases shows that we have the virus in all our communities. Our increase in hospitalizations breaks the recent trend of smaller numbers. The coming weeks are critical, and we must be diligent, intentional, and not be careless.”
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In its Thursday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported the following:
- 1,548 new cases;
- 10,493 active cases;
- 667 hospitalized, up 25 from Wednesday;
- 103 on ventilators, down 8 from Wednesday;
- deaths added today, 11, for a total of 2,037;
- a total of 117,360 cases;
- 97,276 recoveries;
- PCR tests, 10,450;
- antigen tests, 1,728.
The Health Department reported that the top counties for new cases are:
- Pulaski, 139;
- Benton, 133;
- Washington, 92;
- Sebastian, 79; and
- Craighead, 67.
COVID-19 Metrics for Saline County
Total Cumulative Cases: 3,229
Confirmed Cases: 2,867
Probable Cases: 362
Total Active Cases: 360
Active Confirmed Cases: 251
Active Probable Cases: 109
Total Recovered Cases: 2,829
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 2,578
Recovered Probable Cases: 251
Total Deaths: 39
Confirmed Deaths: 37
Probable Deaths: 2
The link for case numbers in the entire state is: