Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers:
“Yesterday recorded our highest total number of deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This high number of our friends and neighbors losing their lives is a tough reminder of our responsibility to follow the public health guidelines each day. Tomorrow, I will be in Saline County, meeting with community leaders on local strategies.”
In its Monday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported:
- 1,118 new cases;
- 18,057 active cases;
- 1,053 hospitalized, down 23 from Sunday;
- 182 on ventilators, up 3 from Sunday;
- deaths added today, 53, for a total of 2,713;
- a total of 172,042 cases;
- 132,433 recoveries;
- PCR tests, 9,009;
- antigen tests, 687.
The Health Department reported that the top counties for new cases are:
- Washington, 153;
- Pulaski, 137;
- Greene, 97;
- Benton, 80; and
- Sebastian, 53.
Saline County numbers are as follows:
Total Cumulative Cases: 5,548
Confirmed Cases: 4,555
Probable Cases: 993
Total Active Cases: 760
Active Confirmed Cases: 580
Active Probable Cases: 180
Total Recovered Cases: 4,721
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 3,913
Recovered Probable Cases: 808
Total Deaths: 66
Confirmed Deaths: 61
Probable Deaths: 5
Here are today’s COVID-19 statewide numbers:
