COVID-19 Update Confirm confirm 4,383 active cases 8,352 recovered, for a total of 12,917 total Confirmed Cases with 182 Total Deaths.
At the time of this press conference, a total of 206 are Hospitalized, 45 ICU Patients, as of 4:10 pm as of June 15, 2020.
Notes from Monday’s News Conference 6-15-2020
7,063 Test given in the past 24 hours
1st Executive Order
June 15, 2020
Workers Compensation Coverage
Assures workers compensation coverage for employees
COVID-19 is considered an occupational disease under the law
COVID-19 shall be an exception to the prohibition on compensation for ordinary diseases of life.
There must be a causal connection between employment and the disease.
Extends during the public health emergency.
2nd Executive Order
June 15, 2020
Medical Immunity
Health care workers and providers are authorized to use crisis standards of care to respond to treat COVID-19 patients
the health care providers as emergency workers are immune from civil liability
Immunity does not extend to willful, reckless or intentional misconduct
Immunity is during the public health emergency
3rd Executive Order
June 15, 2020
Business Liability
All businesses and their employees shall be immune from civil liability as a result of exposure to COVID-19
Immunity does not apply to willful, reckless or intentional misconduct
A presumption that the actions are not willful or reckless if the business owner substantially complies with public health directives
Immunity does not extend to worker compensation benefits
Immunity is effective from today until the emergency is terminated
Counties with COVID-19 cases: broke out as total active (Counties Ranked by Active Cases), then by total positive, total negative, total recoveries and deaths in the Timeless 106.1 KFFB listening area (as of 1:30 pm on Monday, June 15, 2020):
Pulaski County Active Positive: 298, Total Positive: 1,302, Recovered: 962, Deaths: 42, Negatives: 20,403
Pope County Active Positive: 97, Total Positive: 281, Recovered: 182, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 3,398
Faulkner County Active Positive: 63, Total Positive: 172, Recovered: 106, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 4,737
Lonoke County Active Positive: 15, Total Positive: 73, Recovered: 58, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 2,633
White County Active Positive: 12, Total Positive: 59, Recovered: 46, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 2,460
Jackson County Active Positive: 10, Total Positive: 16, Recovered: 6, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 594
Conway County Active Positive: 8, Total Positive: 24, Recovered: 14, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 862
Independence Active Positive: 7, Total Positive: 42, Recovered: 35, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,647
Sharp County Active Positive: 4, Total Positive: 50, Recovered: 43, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 720
Baxter County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 14, Recovered: 12, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,365
Stone County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 11, Recovered: 9, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 575
Fulton County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 9, Recovered: 7, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 609
Van Buren County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 30, Recovered: 27, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 750
Izard County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 20, Recovered: 18, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 499
Cleburne County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 75, Recovered: 70, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 1,143
Searcy County Active Positive: 0, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 7, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 641
Notes from past News Conferences
New website for unemployment ARunemployment.com (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Email Alert System scan me code on the new website)
Schools will remain closed for the remainder of the School year, no in-school instruction, Sr’s will graduate, AMI will be continuing, for 2019-2020 school year
Dr. Smith encouraging folks to be outside because of ultraviolet light decreases transmission for a wide variety of germs
If you are unemployed text the word, “unemployment” to 501-376-1111
ADH has activated a call center to answer questions from health care providers and the public about the novel coronavirus. During normal business hours (8:00 am – 4:30 pm), urgent and non-urgent calls, please call 1-800-803-7847 or email ADH.CoronaVirus@arkansas.gov. After normal business hours and weekend calls, needing immediate response, please call 1-800-554-5738.
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 WEBSITE
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