Weekly Report: Arkansas Dept. of Health monitoring COVID-19
A weekly update on the coronavirus outbreak in Arkansas, as well as links to local and national stories, and tips on prevention and care.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 weekly.
As of Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the ADH website, in the last 7 days there were:
- 2,433 new cases
- 992,286 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 4,901 total active cases (-1,431)
- 974,381 recoveries
- 12,759 total deaths (+30)
- 305 currently hospitalized (-61)
- 14 on ventilators (+5)
- 4,596,145 vaccination doses given (+6,347)
- 295,153 partially immunized (+144)
- 1,695,633 fully immunized (+853)
- 7,893,082 tests reported
- 6,877,847 negative tests reported
The counties with the most new cases in the last 7 days:
- Pulaski: 279
- Washington: 214
- Craighead 201
Region 8 counties reporting positive cases of COVID-19 include:
| County | Total | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter | 10,496 | 16 | 10,197 | 280 |
| Clay | 5,011 | 41 | 4,868 | 100 |
| Cleburne | 7,954 | 60 | 7,747 | 142 |
| Craighead | 46,255 | 379 | 45,492 | 379 |
| Crittenden | 16,5248 | 62 | 16,241 | 242 |
| Cross | 5,674 | 15 | 5,558 | 100 |
| Greene | 19,251 | 134 | 18,924 | 190 |
| Independence | 12,664 | 51 | 12,382 | 230 |
| Jackson | 7,171 | 36 | 7,060 | 74 |
| Lawrence | 6,385 | 33 | 6,264 | 88 |
| Mississippi | 16,122 | 76 | 15,814 | 230 |
| Poinsett | 9,866 | 83 | 9,645 | 138 |
| Randolph | 6,315 | 30 | 6,180 | 103 |
| St. Francis | 8,491 | 53 | 8,333 | 105 |
| Sharp | 5,659 | 37 | 5,498 | 119 |
| Stone | 3,629 | 28 | 3,523 | 77 |
| White | 26,785 | 121 | 26,322 | 333 |
| Woodruff | 2,258 | 2 | 2,223 | 33 |
Nursing Homes: The ADH last updated the COVID-19 cases in Arkansas nursing homes on May 23, 2022. To view that report, click here.
The ADH has released an interactive map of COVID-19′s spread throughout the state, including the number of cases, recoveries, and deaths by county.
For a national county-by-county interactive map, based on per capita COVID-19 cases, go here: https://bit.ly/COVIDpercapita »
For questions concerning the coronavirus, the ADH has established a call center staffed by health care providers.
Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., those with urgent and non-urgent questions should call 1-800-803-7847.
After 4:30 p.m., urgent calls needing an immediate response should call 501-661-2136.
- March 11, 2020: Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces the first “presumptive case” of coronavirus in the state.
- March 19, 2020: Craighead County records its first case of COVID-19.
- March 24, 2020: First death reported in Arkansas
- April 9, 2020: Jonesboro orders emergency COVID-19 curfew
- April 15, 2020: First COVID-19 death reported in Craighead County
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