Arkansas covid statistics
May 16, 2022
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
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In Arkansas, covid pills struggle to catch on despite effectiveness
April 21, 2022
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
Covid News: Senators Near Agreement to Slim Emergency Aid Package
April 6, 2022
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
Omicron holds to pattern; Arkansas cases dwindling
April 6, 2022
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 officially reaches zero patients for active COVID cases
April 1, 2022
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
F.D.A. Authorizes Second Boosters for Those 50 and Older and Some Immunocompromised People
March 29, 2022
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
Economic recovery on the horizon as COVID wanes
March 29, 2022
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
UAMS COVID model shows average of 22 deaths per day in next 30 days
March 29, 2022
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 doctors, pharmacists worried by end to federal program for treating uninsured COVID patients
March 23, 2022
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
UAMS Closes COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, Drive-Thru Testing Site
March 23, 2022
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
US Extends Mask Rule for Travel While Weighing New Approach
March 11, 2022
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.
Requiring masks in K-12 schools cut Covid-19 infections, study shows
March 11, 2022
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
Arkansas’ covid trends continue downward as state marks 18th straight day with few hospitalizations
February 28, 2022
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
UAMS receives $10 million federal grant for COVID-19 outreach
February 28, 2022
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.
Estimated 73% of US Now Immune to Omicron: Is That Enough?
February 28, 2022
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
COVID hospitalizations in Arkansas decline after setting records this week
February 1, 2022
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
Unemployment rate sinks to 3.1% in state
January 28, 2022
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
Arkansas COVID infections declining, but hospitalizations are stressing system
January 28, 2022
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
UAMS research finds COVID-19 has mutation limits
January 27, 2022
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.
Panel Approves $50M Emergency Request for More Beds at Arkansas Hospitals
January 14, 2022
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