April 6: Clay County’s first case; Arkansas schools closed; 875 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
Both Izard and Clay counties were informed of their first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 on Monday.
Month: April 2020
April 3: 738 cases in Arkansas; 16 cases in Craighead County
An employee at Arkansas State University has tested positive for COVID-19, a campus security notice said Friday morning.
One killed in late Thursday Jonesboro shooting; suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting Thursday night.
135 homes destroyed by tornado, Craighead County officials report at Thursday conference
An update on tornado recovery efforts happened Thursday in Jonesboro
April 2: 683 coronavirus cases in Arkansas; In Mississippi County; Over 1 million globally
Sharp County is shown to have it’s first case with 1-4 positives being added to the map in the most recent updates to the Arkansas Department of Health’s COVID-19 page.
Church says Jesus had COVID-19, plans to continue services
A Jonesboro church is telling its members not to stay inside and plans to continue holding in-person services.
Jonesboro remains under nighttime curfew until further notice; cracks down on unlicensed contractors
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin announced an extension of the nighttime curfew that has been in place since Saturday’s EF-3 tornado struck a long path through the city.
April 1: 624 confirmed cases in Arkansas; 13 cases in Craighead County
The White House announced a grim expectation of at least 100,000 US deaths from COVID-19 this week.