Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, confirm 2,355 active cases, 6,077 recovered, for a total of 8,651 total Confirmed Cases.
At the time of this press conference, a total of 147 are Hospitalized, 32 ICU Patients, as of 1:30 pm as of June 5, 2020.
Notes from the News Conference
3,846 test given in the past 24-hours
Highest population in Hospital with COVID-19 is those over 65
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 4:20 pm on Friday, June 5, 2020):
Pulaski County Active Positive: 285, Total Positive: 1,065, Recovered: 743, Deaths: 37, Negatives: 15,392
Pope County Active Positive: 61, Total Positive: 184, Recovered: 121, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 2,874
Faulkner County Active Positive: 9, Total Positive: 108, Recovered: 96, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 3,320
Lonoke County Active Positive: 9, Total Positive: 57, Recovered: 48, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 2,096
Sharp County Active Positive: 8, Total Positive: 48, Recovered: 37, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 448
White County Active Positive: 6, Total Positive: 48, Recovered: 41, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 1,921
Independence County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 33, Recovered: 30, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,085
Baxter County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 12, Recovered: 9, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 799
Jackson County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 5, Recovered: 2, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 302
Izard County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 17, Recovered: 14, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 263
Stone County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 10, Recovered: 8, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 400
Cleburne County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 74, Recovered: 69, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 819
Fulton County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 6, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 392
Van Buren County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 29, Recovered: 26, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 636
Conway County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 15, Recovered: 13, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 628
Searcy County Active Positive: 0, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 7, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 502
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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