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 6,876 Active Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas with 380 Total Deaths, with 27,990 recovered, for a total of 35,246 total Confirmed Cases in Arkansas.
At the time of this press conference, a total of 474 are Hospitalized, 107 ICU Patients, as of 1:36 pm as of July 22, 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 7:30 pm on Wednesday, July 22, 2020):
Pulaski County Active Positive: 931, Total Positive: 3,923, Recovered: 2,923, Deaths: 69, Negatives: 50,183
Pope County Active Positive: 211 (down from 214 on Monday), Total Positive: 937, Recovered: 721, Deaths: 5, Negatives: 7,948
Faulkner County Active Positive: 178 (down from 206 on Monday), Total Positive: 970, Recovered: 788, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 13,930
Lonoke County Active Positive: 68, Total Positive: 276, Recovered: 206, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 6,150
Independence Active Positive: 49, Total Positive: 126, Recovered: 77, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 3,682
White County Active Positive: 39, Total Positive: 182, Recovered: 141, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 5,018
Conway County Active Positive: 24 (Down from 26 on Monday), Total Positive: 117, Recovered: 90, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 2,359
Cleburne County Active Positive: 22 ( Down from 27 on Monday), Total Positive: 160,,Recovered: 133, Deaths: 5, Negatives: 2,746
Sharp County Active Positive: 16 (Down from 21 on Monday), Total Positive: 83, Recovered: 62, Deaths: 5, Negatives: 1,347
Stone County Active Positive: 15, Total Positive: 37, Recovered: 21, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 1,449
Baxter County Active Positive: 14, Total Positive: 48, Recovered: 34, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 2,860
Jackson County Active Positive: 8 (Down from 12 on Monday), Total Positive: 47, Recovered: 38, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 1,546
Perry County Active Positive: 5 (down from 6 on Friday), Total Positive: 39, Recovered: 34, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,183
Izard County Active Positive: 4 (Down from 5 on Monday), Total Positive: 29, Recovered: 24, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 1,169
Fulton County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 21, Recovered: 18, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,114
Searcy County Active Positive: 2 (Down from 5 on Monday), Total Positive: 20, Recovered: 18, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 951
Van Buren County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 40, Recovered: 36, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 1,347
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 Wednesday’s July 22, 2020 Arkansas COVID-19 News Conference
