Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, confirm 3,044 active cases (break out as 141 Nursing Homes, 139 in Prisons, 2764 in Community), 6,875 recovered, for a total of 10,080 total Confirmed Cases.
At the time of this press conference, a total of 173 are Hospitalized, 44 ICU Patients, as of 1:30 pm as of June 9, 2020.
Notes from the News Conference
4,849 test given in the past 24-hours on target to reach 120,000 in the month of June
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 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 9, 2020):
Pulaski County Active Positive: 277, Total Positive: 1,131, Recovered: 814, Deaths: 40, Negatives: 16,918
Pope County Active Positive: 63, Total Positive: 218, Recovered: 153, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 3,099
Faulkner County Active Positive: 16, Total Positive: 119, Recovered: 100, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 3,577
Lonoke County Active Positive: 11, Total Positive: 63, Recovered: 52, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 2,293
Sharp County Active Positive: 5, Total Positive: 49, Recovered: 41, Deaths: 3, Negatives: 595
White County Active Positive: 5, Total Positive: 50, Recovered: 44, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 2,164
Independence County Active Positive: 6, Total Positive: 36, Recovered: 30, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 1,270
Baxter County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 13, Recovered: 10, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 922
Jackson County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 4, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 426
Stone County Active Positive: 3, Total Positive: 11, Recovered: 8, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 512
Cleburne County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 75, Recovered: 69, Deaths: 4, Negatives: 968
Van Buren County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 30, Recovered: 26, Deaths: 2, Negatives: 653
Conway County Active Positive: 2, Total Positive: 16, Recovered: 13, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 694
Izard County Active Positive: 1, Total Positive: 17, Recovered: 15, Deaths: 1, Negatives: 402
Fulton County Active Positive: 0, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 7, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 458
Searcy County Active Positive: 0, Total Positive: 7, Recovered: 7, Deaths: 0, Negatives: 574
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 Today’s Tuesday, June 9, 2020 News Conference
