Just before 1 PM Saturday, new numbers for Arkansas showed 118 confirmed cases. However, the number of persons under investigation has actually gone down from 203 Friday to 154 Saturday at 12:47 PM.
People being monitored have also decreased from 548 Friday to 501 Saturday.
These numbers are directly sourced from the Arkansas Department of Health, found here.
| Status Update as of March 21, 2020, 12:47pm | |
|---|---|
| Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas | 118 |
| Arkansas Department of Health Lab positive test results | 73 |
| Commercial lab positive test results | 45 |
| Persons Under Investigation (PUI) | 154 |
| Persons being monitored by ADH with daily check-in and guidance because of an identified risk | 501 |
| Past PUIs with negative test results | 567 |
| Arkansas Department of Health Lab negative test results | 354 |
| Commercial Lab negative test results | 213 |
Cleburne County is now the second-most hard hit county by COVID-19 with 22 cases. However, no new counties were announced in NEA as being found to have a positive case as of Saturday in the noon hour.
ADH has activated a call center to answer questions from health care providers and the public about the novel coronavirus. During normal business hours (8:00am – 4:30pm), urgent and non-urgent calls, please call 1-800-803-7847 or email ADH.CoronaVirus@arkansas.gov. After normal business hours and weekend calls, needing immediate response, please call 1-800-554-5738.
2:00 PM
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson provides Saturday update
Headlines:
- Says Arkansas is expected to hit the peak of 1,000 hospitalizations in six to eight weeks.
- Nine children (18 years of age or less) infected
- 13 of the 118 patients are hospitalized – 7 have needed ICU admission – 4 have been on a ventilator during the visit
- Expect guidance for hospitals considering use of resources for elective procedures to conserve PPE, open hospital beds, and reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread. Will apply to urban areas, not more rural hospitals yet.
- Governor says no plan to shut down construction, manufacturing and the current hope is that it will not be necessary
- Governor says state taxes are unlikely to be extended to July 15 because the fiscal year ends on June 30; Says more work is to be done before he has a definitive answer but indicated the state filing deadline could be adjusted.
White House Press Briefing (from earlier)
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