by - September 2, 2021 4:44 pm
Arkansas on Thursday (Sept. 2) reported 34 COVID-19 deaths, pushing the cumulative total to 7,003 and above the estimated 7,000 Arkansas deaths caused by the Spanish flu in 1918-19. The…
by - August 31, 2021 3:02 pm
Some COVID-19 numbers have moved lower in recent weeks, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero worry about a post-Labor Day surge that could push…
by - August 24, 2021 12:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state had as of Tuesday (Aug. 24) reached an “unprecedented” point at which the state’s ICU bed capacity is full. His announcement comes on the…
by - July 9, 2021 4:26 pm
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…
by - March 17, 2021 1:14 pm
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
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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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….
