by - July 9, 2021 4:26 pm
Arkansas records 3,365 new COVID-19 cases in three days
Friday (July 9) was the third consecutive day that new COVID-19 cases in Arkansas topped 1,000, and the rise in active cases in the past three days has risen more…
Tag: Arkansas-COVID-19
by - March 17, 2021 1:14 pm
Pandemic economics: Changed consumer, workplace patterns will be part of post-pandemic world
Editor’s note: This is the final of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. Link here for the first story, link here…
by - March 14, 2021 4:53 pm
A pandemic year: Early optimism fades with grim realities, mask politics, and job losses
Editor’s note: This is the first of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. There were 64 deaths in Arkansas during the…
by - March 11, 2021 5:00 pm
Gov. Hutchinson notes ‘incredible’ work of healthcare workers on 1-year anniversary of COVID in the state
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (March 11) he and First Lady Susan Hutchinson will plant an oak seedling on the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion grounds to recognize “lives lost during this…
by - November 18, 2020 5:01 pm
Doctors ask Gov. Hutchinson to do more in COVID fight; hospitalizations and active cases hit new daily records
A Nov. 15 letter signed by more than 270 Arkansas doctors asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to do more to stop the “unchecked” COVID-19 spread, with part of the request including…
by - November 17, 2020 3:43 pm
White House report warns of ‘rapid’ rise in Arkansas’ COVID-19 cases; hospitalizations set new daily record
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Nov. 17) pushed back against “pausing” public school athletics and reducing restaurant capacity, both of which were among recommendations in a Nov. 15 White House…
by - November 10, 2020 4:23 pm
COVID numbers ‘are not good;’ UAMS modeling shows rise in near-term hospitalizations
Almost any COVID-19 metric in Arkansas has in recent days set a new record, with the trend showing no sign of improving. But Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he is not…
by - November 6, 2020 3:59 pm
New records set again for daily COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
A record number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were reported Friday (Nov. 6) by the Arkansas Department of Health (AD). Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the rise in numbers is…
by - October 19, 2020 4:19 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations set new daily record; active cases decline in schools and universities
With total cumulative COVID-19 cases approaching 100,000 in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Oct. 19) he is hoping for a reversal of the trend in recent weeks in which…
by - September 30, 2020 5:29 pm
COVID deaths up more than 50% in September, case numbers up 31%
409 Arkansans died in September from COVID-19, according to figures from the Arkansas Department of Health, with the number of known cumulative cases rising more than 31% and the number…
by - September 22, 2020 3:49 pm
Gov. Hutchinson outlines ‘winter strategy’ to fight COVID; responds to recent high case growth
More testing, more flu shots and improved contact tracing are part of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s “winter strategy” to battle COVID-19, and how he hopes to reverse a trend that has…
by - September 21, 2020 5:49 pm
COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations rise, with known cases approaching 75,000
Deaths, hospitalizations, and ventilator use rose by double-digit numbers, according to data posted Monday (Sept. 21) by the Arkansas Department of Health. Total deaths were 1,197 as of Monday, with…
by - August 31, 2020 5:39 pm
COVID deaths up more than 67% in August; Gov. Hutchinson pushes back against threatened lawsuit
With the number of new known COVID-19 cases growing more than 37% in August and COVID deaths up more than 67%, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 31) said an…
by - July 31, 2020 3:55 pm
Arkansas’ COVID-19 death numbers up more than 63% in July, hospitalizations up 84%
On the pandemic front, July was a tough month for Arkansas. The number of COVID-19 deaths rose 63.5%, the number of new known cases rose 100.5% and hospitalizations were up…
by - July 20, 2020 3:57 pm
Gov. Hutchinson says mask mandate ‘not a burden,’ state not likely to meet testing goal
With the number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths reaching new highs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 20) said the state is not likely to meet its July testing…
by - July 15, 2020 3:26 pm
Gov. Hutchinson: We’re ‘weary’ of COVID-19; known cases rise above 30,000
“People are weary of COVID. And I probably identify with that just as much as anyone,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (July 15) during a daily COVID-19 briefing in which…
by - July 14, 2020 4:17 pm
Jonesboro one step closer to passing mask ordinance
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee on Monday (July 13) passed an ordinance suggestion to the full Jonesboro City Council that, if passed, would require residents to wear masks in public….
by - July 12, 2020 10:20 am
UAMS Chancellor urges statewide masking mandate, says COVID-19 projections to be updated every other week
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson has been through a health crisis before. When he was entering the medical field in the late 80’s, the country was awakening to the HIV…
by - July 11, 2020 6:29 pm
COVID-19 cases set new one-day record, some hospitals ‘on the edge’ with capacity
New known COVID-19 cases in Arkansas reported Saturday (July 11) topped 1,000 for the first time since the pandemic hit the state, with Arkansas’ former surgeon general saying “we are…
by - July 10, 2020 2:52 pm
Gov. Hutchinson says mask wearing is ‘common sense’; COVID-19 hospitalizations top 400
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (July 10) again noted his concern about shortages in the national COVID-19 testing materials supply chain, and he also said people have to be “hiding…