Back to School Sees New Record AR Hospitalizations

The ups and downs of the COVID-19 numbers in the State of Arkansas continue to vary greatly, one day the hospitalizations are down a bit the next it's a new record being set. According to the Associated Press, Arkansas has reached another new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations as thousands are students are heading back to school. The state on Monday reported 46 new virus hospitalizations, bringing its total COVID-19 patients to 1,459. That surpasses the record high the state reached last week. The state’s COVID-19 deaths increased by 31. School began Monday across the state, with most of the state's public school students required to wear masks after a judge blocked the state's mask mandate ban. At least 70 public school districts and charter schools have imposed mask requirements since the ruling.

Bowie County

New Cases: 6
Probable Cases: 5
Total All-Time Cases: 5717
Total Deaths: 231
Estimated Active Cases: NA

Fully Vaccinated age 12 - 64: 31%
Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: 58%

Cass County

New Cases: 13
Probable Cases: 0
Total All-Time Cases: 1715
Total Deaths: 91
Estimated Active Cases: NA

Fully Vaccinated age 12 - 64: 29%
County Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: 52%

State of Texas

Age 12 and over % Fully Vaccinated: 54%
Age 65 and over % Fully Vaccinated: 76%

Miller County

Active Cases: 257
Total All-Time Cases: 5116
Total Deaths: 38

Partially Vaccinated: 4.3%
Fully Vaccinated: 10.5%

Little River County

Active Cases: 105
Total All-Time Cases: 1511
Total Deaths: 43

Partially Vaccinated: 6.1%
Fully Vaccinated: 23.9%

State of Arkansas

Partially Vaccinated ages 12 and up: 13.8%
Fully Vaccinated ages 12 and up: 44.2%

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