Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary Smith Confirm 55 New Cases of COVID-19 for a Total of 335 Confirmed Cases in Arkansas as of 2:30 pm as of March 26, 2020. At the time of this press Conference the total was 335, it breaks out as 14 children under the age of 18, 108 at the age over 65, and 213 adults from the age 19-64 (60% are women, 40% are men) and 41 Hospitalized, 13 ICU Patients and 42 are in nursing homes. 13 people have recovered. Three (3) Deaths reported with COVID-19 two of them from Cleburne County.
Governor Public emergency plan
Capital improvements medical community during this crisis
Financial support for workforce training
Expanding non-emergency Transportation and Telemedicine
Additional payments to support nurses
COVID-19 Payment to nursing facilities that care for a disproportionate of COVID-19 patient
Top Counties 4 Counties confirmed COVID-19 cases:
Pulaski County 83
Cleburne County 47
Faulkner County 24
Van Buren 11
Counties with one or more COVID-19 cases in the Timeless 106.1 KFFB listening area:
Conway County
Independence County
Pope County
Stone County
Searcy County
White County
Woodruff County
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 WEBSITE
