From the Timeless 106.1, KFFB news desk here is the update for COVID-19, we bring you National News updates top of every hour and State, Regional and Local updates at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 am, 11:30 & 12:30 pm and 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 pm, tune in for your favorite Timeless Favorites and the latest news.
The Arkansas Department of Health, confirm 570 new active cases of COVID-19 with 5,781 Active Cases with 259 Total Deaths, with 13,270 recovered, for a total of 19,310 total Confirmed Cases.
At the time of this press conference, a total of 278 are Hospitalized, 63 ICU Patients, as of 6:00 pm as of June 27, 2020.
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 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 27, 2020):
Pulaski County Active Positive: 481, Total Positive: 1,810, Recovered: 1,273, Deaths: 56, Negatives: 29,505
Faulkner County Active Positive: 203, Total Positive: 409, Recovered: 203, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 8,432
Pope County Active Positive: 99, Total Positive: 402, Recovered: 300, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 4,588
Lonoke County Active Positive: 50, Total Positive: 127, Recovered: 76, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 3,476
White County Active Positive: 19, Total Positive: 82, Recovered: 62, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 3,368
Conway County Active Positive: 16, Total Positive: 44, Recovered: 25, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 1,200
Perry County Active Positive: 11, Total Positive: 27, Recovered: 16, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 720
Cleburne County Active Positive: 9, Total Positive: 83, Recovered: 70, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 1,613
Jackson County Active Positive: 9, Total Positive: 26, Recovered: 17, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 924
Independence County Active Positive: 7, Total Positive: 51, Recovered: 44, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 2,544
Sharp County Active Positive: 6, Total Positive: 53, Recovered: 43, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 867
Baxter County Active Positive: 4, Total Positive: 18, Recovered: 14, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,598
Van Buren County Active Positive: 4, Total Positive: 34, Recovered: 28, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 890
Fulton County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 12, Recovered: 9, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 734
Stone County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 13, Recovered: 11, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 745
Izard County Active Positive: 0, Total Positive: 20, Recovered: 19, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 620
Searcy County Active Positive: 0, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 7, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 726
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
