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Monday: 1,909 active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas; 5,401 recovered
Arkansas has had 7,443 cumulative cases of COVID-19 to date but most have recovered.
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Friday: Arkansas at 1,830 active Covid cases; Government sending out prepaid debit cards
The IRS and Treasury Department have begun to release Economic Impact Payments in the form of prepaid debit cards
Craighead County
Wednesday: Arkansas at 1,733 active Covid cases; Several NEA counties see drops in active cases
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson visited Jonesboro on Wednesday to give his daily press briefing.
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Tuesday: 1,729 active cases in Arkansas; 6,180 to date
There were over 1,600 active cases in Arkansas as Tuesday began.
Craighead County
NYITCOM at A-State Celebrates Commencement of Inaugural Class
For the first time in the state’s 184-year history, a medical student has earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in Arkansas.
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Wednesday: Arkansas at 5,003 cumulative cases of COVID-19; 1,044 active cases; 107 deaths;
Arkansas passed 5,000 cumulative cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, May 20.
Craighead County
Health Care Panel to Discuss Hospital Safety, Importance of Doctors’ Visits
The panel will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Jonesboro city council chambers, located at 300 S. Church Street.
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Tuesday: 110 new cases in Arkansas; 1,082 active out of 4,923 positive COVID-19 cases; Nursing home testing surge to begin June 1
The latest numbers from the Arkansas Department of Health plus news headlines for Tuesday, May 19.
Craighead County
Monday: 4,813 (1,068 active) COVID-19 cases in Arkansas; Bars to reopen
Craighead County is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases with the county up to 140 cumulative confirmed as of Monday morning.
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Thursday: 928 active cases, 130 new cases today; Jonesboro drive-thru COVID-19 tests to start Friday
Arkansas added 130 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as reported by the governor.
