Texarkana-Area COVID-19 Numbers for December 17

Numbers this week overall still have COVID-19 cases increasing slightly in our area. Texas Trauma Service Area F (see charts below) which includes Texarkana, New Boston, and Paris, have a reported 40 people hospitalized, down a bit from 42 reported last week, 16 of those in ICU, 6 on ventilators, and still 0 pediatric cases in our area.

Here are your latest COVID-19 numbers for Texarkana and the immediate surrounding area. Stay healthy my friends.

Bowie County

New Cases: 14
Probable Cases: 21
Total All-Time Cases: 7846
Total Deaths: 347

Fully Vaccinated age 12 - 64: 36%
Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: 64%

Cass County

New Cases: 6
Probable Cases: 12
Total All-Time Cases: 2828
Total Deaths: 159

Fully Vaccinated age 12 - 64: 34%
County Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: 58%

State of Texas

Age 12 and over % Fully Vaccinated: 60%
Age 65 and over % Fully Vaccinated: 83%

Miller County

Active Cases: 44
Total All-Time Cases: 6767
Total Deaths: 151

Partially Vaccinated: 4.6%
Fully Vaccinated: 14.7%

Little River County

Active Cases: 13
Total All-Time Cases: 2145
Total Deaths: 84

Partially Vaccinated: 6.4%
Fully Vaccinated: 30.6%

State of Arkansas

Partially Vaccinated ages 12 and up: 11.9%
Fully Vaccinated ages 12 and up: 52.2%

Vaccine Updates

Texas State Data
Arkansas State Data [NEW]

Free COVID-19 testing is available at 902 W. 12th Street in Texarkana, Texas from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. To make an appointment visit https://texas.fulgentgenetics.com/ or call 877-862-4647.

Texarkana Area Chart Updates: (Open the images in a new browser to see them larger)

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