Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas's COVID-19 response.
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides COVID-19 Update Tuesday (07.07.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas's COVID-19 response.
Tuesday's COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 748
Active Positive: 89
Recovered: 650
Deaths: 9
Negatives: 3,512
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 102
Active Positive: 25
Recovered: 76
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,486
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 40
Active Positive: 2
Recovered: 38
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 869
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 80
Active Positive: 9
Recovered: 71
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,563
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 10
Active Positive: 3
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,852
COVID-19 Update for Monday, July 6th
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 743
Active Positive: 100
Recovered: 635
Deaths: 8
Negatives: 3,487
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 101
Active Positive: 27
Recovered: 73
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,450
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 40
Active Positive: 2
Recovered: 38
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 867
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 77
Active Positive: 7
Recovered: 70
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,540
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 10
Active Positive: 3
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,839
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides COVID-19 Update Monday (07.06.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas's COVID-19 response.
COVID-19 Updated Numbers for Sunday
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 732
Active Positive: 104
Recovered: 621
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,447
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 100
Active Positive: 26
Recovered: 73
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,408
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 40
Active Positive: 2
Recovered: 38
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 864
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 76
Active Positive: 7
Recovered: 69
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,525
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 10
Active Positive: 3
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,815
Governor Hutchinson Announces Cities May Implement Mandatory Mask Ordinance
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson announced cities across the state may implement an ordinance requring mandatory face coverings to help curb the spread of COVID-19 by signing Executive Order 20-41 on Friday.
"This provides a local option for cities to give them more flexibility if they have a community in which they might have a surge in cases. This model ordinance, from the Municipal League, provides a consistency in approach across the state," Governor Hutchinson said.
Chairman of the Economic Recovery Task Force Steuart Walton added, "Governor Hutchinson's balanced approach of giving cities the option to enact mask ordinances where most needed helps us protect the health of Arkansans and ensure the economy can continue to recover."
This executive order allows for:
Local law enforcement and other city officials to enforce the use of face coverings upon the business' premises in accordance with public health guidelines.
Local law enforcement and other city officials to act in a support capacity, through enforcement, to educate and encourage members of the public who decline to wear a face covering about the efficacy of wearing such coverings.
Local law enforcement and other city officials to assist in enforcement through education of individuals who decline to comply with the face covering requirement of any local business that the individual must abide by the local business' mandate or leave the premises.
Municipal League General Counsel John Wilkerson said, "Consistency is incredibly important and that is why this model ordinance says that the city is going to require the usage of masks in accordance with the guidelines of the Department of Health."
COVID-19 Friday Numbers and Maps Updates
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 717
Active Positive: 124
Recovered: 586
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,410
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 96
Active Positive: 28
Recovered: 67
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,312
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 40
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 39
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 854
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 75
Active Positive: 9
Recovered: 66
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,465
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 9
Active Positive: 2
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,749
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides Friday's COVID-19 Update (07.03.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Friday, July 3, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response.
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides COVID-19 Thursday Update (07.02.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Thursday, July 2, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas's COVID-19 response. (Press Play Button Above for Video)
Wednesday Update: COVID-19 Latest Maps and Numbers
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 706
Active Positive: 134
Recovered: 565
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,359
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 94
Active Positive: 31
Recovered: 62
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,233
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 38
Active Positive: 0
Recovered: 38
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 846
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 75
Active Positive: 12
Recovered: 63
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,440
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 7
Active Positive: 0
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,728
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides COVID-19 Update Wednesday (07.01.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response.
Some Counties in Arkansas Ranking Toward the Top in COVID-19 Cases
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides COVID-19 Update Tuesday (06.30.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas's COVID-19 response.
Tuesday's COVID-19 Updated Numbers and Maps
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 693
Active Positive: 162
Recovered: 524
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,296
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 86
Active Positive: 31
Recovered: 54
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,133
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 38
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 37
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 824
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 74
Active Positive: 14
Recovered: 60
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,402
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 8
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,639
Numbers and Maps of COVID-19 Cases Update
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 661
Active Positive: 160
Recovered: 494
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,257
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 82
Active Positive: 31
Recovered: 50
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,066
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 38
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 37
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 819
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 72
Active Positive: 12
Recovered: 60
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,370
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 8
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 7
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,620
VIDEO: Governor Hutchinson Provides COVID-19 Update Monday (06.29.20) 130PM
Governor Asa Hutchinson provides an update to media on Monday, June 29, 2020, live at 1:30 p.m. regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response.
COVID-19 Updates for Southwest Arkansas Counties
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 652
Active Positive: 161
Recovered: 484
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,214
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 76
Active Positive: 26
Recovered: 49
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,037
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 38
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 37
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 817
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 70
Active Positive: 11
Recovered: 59
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,347
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 8
Active Positive: 2
Recovered: 6
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,561
Unhealthy Air Quality Due to Massive Saharan Dust Plume Moving Into the U.S. This Weekend
A massive plume of dust from Africa's Sahara Desert is spreading into parts of the U.S. after traveling 5,000 miles across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
Air quality has been unhealthy, even for healthy folks, in parts of Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, as of Saturday evening.
Poor air quality is another possible impact from the dust into this weekend. That can aggravate those suffering from respiratory issues such as asthma and COPD.
Massive Saharan Dust Plume Will Spread Into the U.S. This Weekend As It Completes Its 5,000-Mile Journey From Africa | The Weather Channel
A massive plume of dust from Africa's Sahara Desert is spreading into parts of the U.S. after traveling 5,000 miles across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Known as the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), this dry dust plume commonly forms from late spring through early fall and moves into the tropical Atlantic Ocean every three to five days, according to NOAA's Hurricane Research Division (HRD).
COVID-19 Maps and Numbers Updates
Arkansas Reports Another Highest Single-Day Rise in COVID-19 Community Cases
COVID-19 Metrics for Sevier County
Cases
Total Positive: 652
Active Positive: 161
Recovered: 484
Deaths: 7
Negatives: 3,214
COVID-19 Metrics for Howard County
Cases
Total Positive: 76
Active Positive: 26
Recovered: 49
Deaths: 1
Negatives: 1,037
COVID-19 Metrics for Little River County
Cases
Total Positive: 38
Active Positive: 1
Recovered: 37
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 817
COVID-19 Metrics for Polk County
Cases
Total Positive: 70
Active Positive: 11
Recovered: 59
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,347
COVID-19 Metrics for Pike County
Cases
Total Positive: 8
Active Positive: 2
Recovered: 6
Deaths: 0
Negatives: 1,561