
Arkansas covid statistics
Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Monday by 62. After falling by four a day earlier, the reported number of covid-19 patients in the state’s hospitals rose back up by
Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Monday by 62. After falling by four a day earlier, the reported number of covid-19 patients in the state’s hospitals rose back up by
Pharmacists and health care providers around the state say antiviral covid-19 pills significantly reduce the disease’s impact, but limited distribution, poor access to testing and lack of awareness are handicapping
Senate Democrats and Republicans neared agreement to slash an emergency coronavirus response package to $10 billion from $15.6 billion, as they worked to break a logjam over a stalled package
The downward trend in Arkansas’ new case numbers continued on Wednesday as the state’s count rose by just 97. It was the third-smallest increase this year and the smallest that
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson announced on Wednesday that the hospital officially reached zero active COVID patients. During the peak of the omicron variant, Dr. Patterson said that the hospital
Federal regulators authorized second booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday for everyone 50 and older. The Food and Drug Administration also authorized a second booster
Economically speaking, El Dorado hung tough throughout 2021 as the city continued to recover from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic. Officials with the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue
Arkansas health care providers are worried after news that a federal program that covers the costs of covid-19 treatments for uninsured patients will be ending within the next couple of
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) closed its COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Monroe Building at 4 p.m. Friday, March 18. UAMS will continue to offer COVID vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate on airplanes, buses and other mass transit next month, according to a U.S.
As states roll back masking requirements for students, a new study shows that masks helped cut Covid-19 infections in public K-12 schools that required them in the fall. The study
A day after falling below 1,000 for the first time in more than a month, the number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals kept plummeting on Friday as the state’s
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund COVID-19 outreach efforts across Arkansas.
About half of eligible Americans have received booster shots, there have been nearly 80 million confirmed infections overall and many more infections have never been reported. One influential model uses
After setting a record Wednesday for the number of people hospitalized in Arkansas with COVID-19, the state reported a decline of 31 patients on Thursday. The Department of Health said
Arkansas’ unemployment rate continued to fall in December, ending 2021 at a record low of 3.1%. Arkansas’ civilian labor force shrank by 1,098, with 3,750 fewer Arkansans unemployed and 2,652
Infection rates in most age groups are declining in Arkansas with the 65-and-older group being flat. But Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero on Tuesday said COVID-19 continues to
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has found COVID-19 has limits to its ability to mutate into variants as it has with delta and omicron.
An Arkansas panel on Monday approved an emergency request to allocate $50.1 million in federal funds to temporarily increase bed capacity at hospitals across the state. The funds from the