Hot Springs Village continues to keep our members informed on the latest information about COVID-19 locally and in the state of Arkansas. Currently, we are continuing to follow Phase 2 Directives from the Arkansas Department of Health.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson's warning that yesterday's relatively low number of 591 new cases was an anomaly proved correct today as Arkansas saw its highest single-day rise in community cases.
The state has reported 1,013 cases in the last 24 hours, of those five are in prisons and 1,008 are in the community at large.
Of the cases reported today, 113 were in Pulaski County. Hutchinson had been naming all counties with more than 20 cases, but today chose to mention those that had less than 30 cases.
The state's hospitalizations saw an increase of six people, bringing that total to 480. Of the 480 people hospitalized, 107 are on ventilators.
There were six more deaths reported since yesterday, bringing the state's total to 386.
As of today, 7,009 cases are considered active with 146 in nursing homes, 869 in correctional facilities and 5,994 in the community.
Hutchinson announced that State Sen. Jason Rapert has been hospitalized due to the virus. You can read more about Rapert's fight with the virus here.
Hutchinson also announced that Solomon Graves will be Arkansas's new Secretary of Corrections. You can read more about Solomon
here.
You can view today's COVID-19 briefing
here.
As of July 23 at 2:30 p.m., the United States deaths attributed to COVID-19 are
142,755.
Saline & Garland Counties
As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, 637 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Saline County, an increase of 12 since county numbers were last reported. Of those, 486 have recovered and 148 of the total cases are considered active. The number of deaths remains at three.
Garland County currently has 549 cumulative cases of COVID-19, an increase of 30 since numbers were last reported. So far, 355 people are considered recovered and 189 cases are considered active. Total deaths remain at five.
More information is available on COVID-19 cases in the state's counties at the Arkansas Department of Health's statewide interactive COVID-19 map.
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