April 28, 2020

CURRENT COMMUNITY MITIGATION LEVEL 
SUBSTANTIAL TO SHELTER IN PLACE
 
The health, safety and welfare of our property owners, residents, employees, visitors and businesses are priority one for Hot Springs Village. We encourage social distancing or sheltering in place to prevent COVID19 from spreading in our community.    
 
Many of our local businesses offer delivery, online ordering, gift certificates and other creative methods to serve their customers while maintaining safe distancing. Please support these businesses.     

We encourage you to visit our webpage  https://explorethevillage.com/members/hsv-covid-19/ that is being used to provide the latest updates, including closings and postponements.
 
State of Arkansas
Today, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced at his daily briefing that the state's campgrounds will reopen for in-state overnight RV stays on May 1.
 
He also said that visitor centers, retail, exhibits, cabins, lodges and RV rental services will be reopening on May 15. 
 
There have been 3,111 cases of the coronavirus in Arkansas so far, of which 1,913 are active. There are 104 hospitalizations with 20 people on ventilators. So far, 52 people have died in Arkansas from the virus.
 
You can watch the governor's daily update on his YouTube page here.
 
A statewide map is available that shows national, state and county numbers in regards to COVID-19. As of April 28 at 2:30 p.m., the United States deaths attributed to COVID-19 are 57,266. 
 
You can view the Arkansas Department of Health's statewide interactive COVID-19 map here.     
 
Golf
We are using bleach to disinfect/sanitize our golf carts. Our staff is doing their best to rinse all areas where bleach is sprayed.  
 
We are not responsible if your clothing happens to come in contact with any remaining bleach residue.
 
Saline & Garland Counties 
Last week Saline County Judge Jeff Arey was asked to participate in a video being produced by the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce. One of the purposes of the video was to let the public know all the opportunities that the county has made available for the public to safely conduct business by phone, email and online during the pandemic.   
 
"This is one of several videos that the Chamber is planning to produce highlighting different organizations and local businesses in Saline County and what they are doing to keep their customers and their employees safe all while providing necessary services to the public," Arey said. "I would like to thank Executive Director Gary James and his team for including me in the video and for everything they are doing for Saline County businesses."
 
You can view the video by the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce here. 
 
As of Wednesday, 56 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Saline County and 894 have tested negative. Of those testing positive, 35 have recovered. The total number of people who have died in Saline County remains at one.
 
In Garland County, 114 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 1,828 have tested negative. Of the people infected, 73 have recovered. There have been no deaths resulting from Garland County cases.    
 
Cancellations & Postponements 
For a summary of all the closures/postpones 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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