Tuesday COVID-19 Update from the Arkansas Department of Health

Governor Asa Hutchinson provided today's update on Arkansas's COVID-19 response.

In its Monday update, the Arkansas Department of Health reported 245 new cases; 4,899 active cases; 588 hospitalized, which is up 11 from Sunday; 109 on ventilators, which is down 5 from Sunday; deaths added today, 6, for a total of 5,363; a total of 315,759 cases; 242,135 recoveries; PCR tests, 1,979; antigen tests, 482.

The Health Department reported that the top counties for new cases are Pulaski, 34; Garland, 21; Benton, 18; Pope, 16; and Sevier and White with 13 each.

Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers:

"New and active cases continue to remain lower than we've seen in the past few weeks. We're distributing vaccine doses throughout the state and encourage those who are eligible to make sure they're signed up. We expect vaccine and testing numbers to increase this week with clear roads across the state."

Here are today's COVID-19 statewide numbers:

Here are today's COVID-19 vaccine statewide numbers:

COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Total Cumulative Cases: 2,571
Confirmed Cases: 1,738
Probable Cases: 833
Total Active Cases: 48
Active Confirmed Cases: 19
Active Probable Cases: 29

COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,506
Confirmed Cases: 986
Probable Cases: 520
Total Active Cases: 24
Active Confirmed Cases: 10
Active Probable Cases: 14

COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,117
Confirmed Cases: 847
Probable Cases: 270
Total Active Cases: 8
Active Confirmed Cases: 8
Active Probable Cases:

COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,859
Confirmed Cases: 1,594
Probable Cases: 265
Total Active Cases: 39
Active Confirmed Cases: 29
Active Probable Cases: 10

COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Total Cumulative Cases: 948
Confirmed Cases: 726
Probable Cases: 222
Total Active Cases: 22
Active Confirmed Cases: 11
Active Probable Cases: 11