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, 12:30 pm and 5:30, tune in for your favorite Timeless Favorites and the latest news.
Governor Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, confirm 7,167 Active Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas with 363 Total Deaths, with 26,397 recovered, for a total of 33,927 total Confirmed Cases in Arkansas.
At the time of this press conference, a total of 471 are Hospitalized, 111 ICU Patients, as of 1:36 pm as of July 20, 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 5:30 pm on Monday, July 20, 2020):
Pulaski County Active Positive: 897 (down from 916 from Friday), Total Positive: 3,717, Recovered: 2,751, Deaths: 69, Negatives: 48,033
Pope County Active Positive: 214, Total Positive: 875, Recovered: 657, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 7,371
Faulkner County Active Positive: Active Positive: 206 (down from 221 Friday), Total Positive: 926, Recovered: 716, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 13,194
Lonoke County Active Positive: 61, Total Positive: 261, Recovered: 198, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 5,996
Independence Active Positive: 44, Total Positive: 114, Recovered: 70, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 3,630
White County Active Positive: 37, (down from 49 on Firday), Total Positive: 169, Recovered: 130, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 4,942
Cleburne County Active Positive: 27, Total Positive: 156, Recovered: 124, Deaths: 5, Negatives: 2,689
Conway County Active Positive: 26, Total Positive: 114, Recovered: 85, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 2,255
Sharp County Active Positive: 21, Total Positive: 81, Recovered: 55, Deaths: 5,Negatives: 1,333
Jackson County Active Positive: 12, Total Positive: 48, Recovered: 36, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,524
Baxter County Active Positive: 11, Total Positive: 44, Recovered: 33, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 2,799
Stone County Active Positive: 11, Total Positive: 32, Recovered: 20, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 1,437
Perry County Active Positive: Active Positive: 6 (down from 7 on Friday), Total Positive: 39, Recovered: 33, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,146
Izard County Active Positive: 5, Total Positive: 28, Recovered: 22, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 1,155
Searcy County Active Positive: 5, Total Positive: 20, Recovered: 15, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 936
Fulton County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 20, Recovered: 17, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,107
Van Buren County Active Positive: 0 (down from 1 on Friday), Total Positive: 38, Recovered: 36, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 1,302
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
Watch Monday’s July 20, 2020 Arkansas COVID-19 News Conference
