Less than 30 new COVID-19 cases reported in Arkansas, active cases drop for 4th day

Little Rock, Arkansas – According to The Arkansas Department of Health, 21 new cases of the virus were reported, which pushed up the state’s pandemic total to 832,574. Active cases dropped for the fourth day in a row, going down by 117 to 1,294.

The number of patients in hospitals around the state who are positive for COVID-19 rose by four, bringing the current number to 119, the ADH data showed. The number of patients in ICU care remained at 38, while the number of patients on ventilators was down by one to 26.

The ADH reported one COVID attributed death in the latest data, pushing the state’s pandemic total to 11,211.

Over the past 24 hours, health officials reported that 198 vaccine doses were administered in Arkansas. There are currently 1,577,152 Arkansans fully immunized and another 371,716 partially immunized.