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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Friday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 3,124 new cases; 25,613 active cases; 1,314 hospitalized, which is up 13 from Thursday; 226 on ventilators, which is down 15 from Thursday; deaths added today, 35, for a total of 4,263; a total of 267,635 cases; 194,855 recoveries; PCR
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Thursday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,491 new cases; 24,740 active cases; 1,295 hospitalized, which is down 67 from Wednesday; 241 on ventilators, which is down 14 from Wednesday; deaths added today, 42, for a total of 4,228; a total of 264,511 cases; 193,321 recoverie
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,467 new cases; 25,095 active cases; 1,362 hospitalized, which is up 8 from Tuesday; 255 on ventilators, which is up 4 from Tuesday; deaths added today, 65, for a total of 4,186; a total of 262,020 cases; 191,412 recoveries; PCR te
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Governor Hutchinson Appoints Colonel Robert Ator to Coordinate Arkansas’s Vaccine Distribution Program
Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed a member of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to implement and coordinate the COVID-19 vaccine distribution program in Arkansas. As program manager for the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, Colonel Robert Ator will serve as project manager for the
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Monday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,268 new cases; 25,534 active cases; 1,371 hospitalized, which is up 31 from Sunday; 268 on ventilators, which is up 31 from Sunday; deaths added today, 38, for a total of 4,081; a total of 256,344 cases; 187,194 recoveries; PCR tests
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Governor Hutchinson’s Weekly Address | Vigilance and the Vaccine
We’re almost a month into our COVID-19 immunization program, and today I’d like to emphasize the importance of Arkansans taking one of the two approved vaccines so that we can stop the coronavirus and get back to our lives. The vaccines are the most important tool in our fight against COVID. The ma
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Friday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,944 new cases; 27,290 active cases; 1,342 hospitalized, which is up 16 from Thursday; 219 on ventilators, which is up 1 from Thursday; deaths added today, 40, for a total of 3,966; a total of 248,860 cases; 180,851 recoveries; PCR te
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Thursday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 3,323 new cases; 25,984 active cases; 1,326 hospitalized, which is up 5 from Wednesday; 218 on ventilators, which is up 1 from Wednesday; deaths added today, 25, for a total of 3,926; a total of 245,916 cases; 179,718 recoveries; PCR
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 3,705 new cases; 25,092 active cases; 1,321 hospitalized, which is down 2 from Tuesday; 217 on ventilators, which is down 7 from Tuesday; deaths added today, 65, for a total of 3,901; a total of 242,593 cases; 178,025 recoveries; PC
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Monday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,306 new cases; 23,057 active cases; 1,296 hospitalized, which is up 62 from Sunday; 212 on ventilators, which is up 18 from Sunday; deaths added today, 51, for a total of 3,800; a total of 234,781 cases; 173,995 recoveries; PCR tests
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Thursday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,708 new cases; 22,189 active cases; 1,195 hospitalized, which is up 21 from Wednesday; 209 on ventilators, which is up 4 from Wednesday; deaths added today, 39, for a total of 3,676; a total of 225,138 cases; 167,893 recoveries; PC
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 3,184 new cases; 21,853 active cases; 1,174 hospitalized, which is up 13 from Tuesday; 205 on ventilators, which is up 7 from Tuesday; deaths added today, 34, for a total of 3,637; a total of 222,430 cases; 166,198 recoveries; PCR t
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Monday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,651 new cases; 20,831 active cases; 1,155 hospitalized, which is up 62 from Sunday; 201 on ventilators, which is up 15 from Sunday; deaths added today, 55, for a total of 3,537; a total of 216,528 cases; 162,787 recoveries; PCR tests
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Grant to Aid the Arkansas Service and Hospitality Industries
FOR RELEASE – Dec. 23, 2020 Grants Awarded to Aid the Arkansas Service and Hospitality Industries (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT), the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,893 new cases; 22,516 active cases; 1,110 hospitalized, which is up 7 from Tuesday; 174 on ventilators, which is up 1 from Tuesday; deaths added today, 38, for a total of 3,376; a total of 207,941 cases; 155,447 recoveries; PCR te
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Monday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,457 new cases; 22,158 active cases; 1,078 hospitalized, which is up 21 from Sunday; 174 on ventilators, which is up 4 from Sunday; deaths added today, 58, for a total of 3,295; a total of 203,107 cases; 152,176 recoveries; PCR tests,
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Governor Hutchinson’s Weekly Address | The COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Arkansas
Sherian Kwanisai stepped into Arkansas history this week as the first person in the state to be vaccinated for COVID-19, and today I’d like to talk about the significance of this in our nine-month battle against the coronavirus. Sherian is a 27-year employee of the Arkansas Department of Health. She
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Friday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,878 new cases; 22,392 active cases; 1,073 hospitalized, which is down 11 from Thursday; 181 on ventilators, which is down 7 from Thursday; deaths added today, 27, for a total of 3,139; a total of 197,421 cases; 147,953 recoveries; PC
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Thursday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 3,039 new cases; 21,659 active cases; 1,084 hospitalized, which is up 5 from Wednesday; 188 on ventilators, which is up 4 from Wednesday; deaths added today, 38, for a total of 3,112; a total of 194,543 cases; 146,287 recoveries; PCR
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Governor Hutchinson Provides Today’s COVID-19 Update
In its Wednesday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,306 new cases; 20,774 active cases; 1,079 hospitalized, which is up 9 from Tuesday; 184 on ventilators, which is down 6 from Tuesday; deaths added today, 58, for a total of 3,074; a total of 191,504 cases; 144,621 recoveries; PCR
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