June 29, 2020

CURRENT COMMUNITY MITIGATION LEVEL 
PHASE II
Hot Springs Village continues to have Phase 2 Directives from the Arkansas Department of Health are in place. The Fourth of July will be celebrated this week, please check the daily COVID-19 update for any news or changes that would affect the celebration in the Village.

We have received several requests for the identification of active cases within Hot Springs Village. The state only reports cases by County in their statistical data. Therefore, we are unable to break the numbers out by our specific community. It is also against HIPPA regulations for Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association to report any individual's particular medical status. The only way that members may find out about an active case within the Village is if they are contacted directly through Contact Tracing conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health. Thank you again for your patience as we move through this pandemic.
 
Information on the plans are available online at https://explorethevillage.com/members/hsv-covid-19/.

Amenity Guidelines
During this holiday week, the Property Owners' Association would like to remind everyone to stay safe and enjoy the opportunities in Hot Springs Village. However, keep in mind the more closely you interact with others and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spread.
 
To learn more about staying safe over the holiday as well as our amenity guidelines, click here.
 
State of Arkansas  
 
Arkansas has hit the 20,000 mark in COVID-19 cases. In the last 24 hours, 439 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded, bringing the total number of cases to 20,257 in the state.  

As of today, 5,926 are considered active with 116 in nursing homes, 583 in correctional facilities and 5,227 in the community.   
 
Since yesterday, there has been one more death due to COVID-19. That brings the total number of deaths to 265 in the state. The number of hospitalizations has risen by seven, bringing the total to 300. Of the 300 hospitalized, 63 are on ventilators.     
 
Gov. Asa Hutchinson remarked that the central region of the state, which includes Garland and Saline Counties, are seeing an uptick in the virus. Pulaski had the second-highest growth in cases since yesterday with 56 new COVID-19 cases. Arkansas Secretary of Health Nate Smith said that there is concern and that no single source of the increase has been identified.  
 
The total number of people in Arkansas tested is currently at 167,168. The positivity rate is still above 5 percent. 
 
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 29 at 2:30 p.m., the United States deaths attributed to COVID-19 are 126,369 You can view the Arkansas Department of Health's statewide interactive COVID-19 map here.     
 
Saline & Garland Counties 
As of Monday, Saline County, 250 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Saline County and 8,355 have tested negative. Of those testing positive, 192 have recovered. The death total remains at two.  
 
In Garland County, 237 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 6,151 have tested negative. Of the people infected, 167 have recovered and one has died.   
 
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/       
 
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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