The Arkansas Department Of Health announced 1342 new cases on Friday bringing the total active cases to 9750 statewide. 11 new deaths were reported as well.
Hospitalizations were 681 patients with 119 currently on ventilators.
Cases by county for our area:
Lawrence County-45 cases
Randolph County-41 Cases
Clay County-37 Cases
Greene County-127 Cases
Craighead County-316 Cases
Jackson County-25 Cases
Independence County-168 Cases
Izard County-81 Cases
Baxter County-364 Cases
Fulton County-41 Cases
Sharp County-72 Cases
Dr. Cam Patterson , chancellor at UAMS posted the following on his Twitter feed yesterday …
“We had a mtg with the GOV this AM. Hospitals are all full right now and cases are doubling about every 10 days. If that trend continues, there will be significant challenges in providing care for both COVID and non-COVID pts over the next 2 weeks.â€
“The vaccine saves life, complications from the vaccine are very rare, and the benefits of getting vaxxed for you and the community far far outweigh the risks.â€