By MICHAEL TILLEY/ TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS
The overall trend of fewer new and active cases continued Wednesday with the Arkansas Department of Health reporting double-digit declines in hospitalizations and ventilator use. Deaths, however, rose by 52 to 4,742.
The ADH reported 1,777 new known confirmed and probable cases, down more than 700 from the previous Wednesday, but bringing the cumulative total to 288,964. Active confirmed and probable cases fell by 472 to 17,686. The ADH also reported 85 available ICU beds as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, up from 83 on Tuesday. Hospitalizations fell by 66 to 1,029, well below the record of 1,371 on Jan. 11.
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Lines of cars with people being tested for COVID-19 stream through a garage at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on July 13, 2020.
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