June 23, 2020

CURRENT COMMUNITY MITIGATION LEVEL 
PHASE II
Phase 2 Directives from the Arkansas Department of Health are in place in Hot Springs Village. Amenity plans for pickleball, the outdoor pool, fitness center and indoor pool under these directives have been put in place.
 
Information on the plans are available online at https://explorethevillage.com/members/hsv-covid-19/.
 
State of Arkansas  
 
Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke from Mountain Home during his COVID-19 briefing. Mountain Home is in Baxter County which has seen fewer active cases. Hutchinson said there might be something to learn from them.  
 
The number of COVID-19 infections in the state has grown by 595 since yesterday, bringing the total to 16,678. Of that number, 5,221 are considered active with 103 in nursing homes, 779 in correctional facilities and 4,339 in the community. One of the correctional facilities hardest hit is next door in Hot Springs County near Malvern, which has brought that county's total cases to 138, with more than 100 of those considered active. 
 
Since yesterday, there have been 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded. That brings the total number of deaths to 237 in the state.  The number of hospitalizations has risen by 11, bringing the total to 248. Of that 248, 57 are on ventilators.   
 
Hutchinson said that the Fourth of July holiday could increase the number of cases sharply and cautioned people against attending events that are bigger than individual gatherings. Arkansas Health Secretary Nate Smith said that Arkansas will probably see a similar spike in cases to that which occurred following Memorial Day Weekend. Smith said that the holiday led to a transmission chain that started with healthy young people and ended with people in vulnerable groups dying.   
 
Other items discussed were continued testing and projections of the infection numbers, which may go up due to Arkansas already having more cases than previously projected for this time.  
 
You can view today's COVID-19 briefing   here.   
 
A statewide map is available that shows national, state and county numbers in regards to COVID-19. As of June 23 at 2:30 p.m., the United States deaths attributed to COVID-19 are 120,333 You can view the Arkansas Department of Health's statewide interactive COVID-19 map here.     
 
Saline & Garland Counties 
As of Monday, Saline County, 210 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Saline County and 7,592 have tested negative. Of those testing positive, 171 have recovered. The death total remains at two.  
 
In Garland County, 180 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 5,542 have tested negative. Of the people infected, 155 have recovered and one has died.   
 
Reservations closed for July 9 Newcomers Orientation 
We have reached the limit of reservations for our New Residents Orientation Meeting on Thursday, July 9.
 
In order to practice safe social distancing, we must limit participation to 10 households, with a maximum of two people per household. Reservations received after the tenth household will be placed on a waiting list.
 
We will schedule more Newcomers meetings in the future and will inform members via the weekly Digest.
 
Cancellations & Postponements 
For a summary of all the closures/postponements and most up to date information concerning COVID-19 please use our website link at https://explorethevillage.com/members/hsv-covid-19/       
  • To ensure the safety of guests, the Hot Springs Village Community Foundation has postponed its Benefit Concert scheduled for Oct. 1. The Boys of D63 and their Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons as well as the pre-concert dinner catered by Clampit's Country Kitchen has been rescheduled to March 18, 2021. Ticket holders will be provided with 30 days between July 1-31, 2020, to request refunds for both their concert and dinner tickets. However, please consider that all funds raised from these events benefit non-profits in the community.  Please consider retaining tickets or sharing them with a friend if you are unable to attend.  Email [email protected] or phone Kim Harrison, at 501-984-1545 with questions or to request a refund. 
We invite you to communicate cancellations and postponements to [email protected]. For changes to our event calendar, please email your information to Katrina Heap at [email protected].
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