Arkansas COVID-19

Arkansas reported about one-third more active cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday compared to the same day two weeks ago. But Hospitalizations fell to the lowest number since March 26, 2020.

The department's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jennifer Dillaha says booster shots are beneficial against COVID-19.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a judge’s decision to block a school district’s mask mandate that was implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Inmates of the Washington County jail are suing the facility and a doctor who they say unknowingly gave them ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

The Department of Health reported active cases dropped by 117 people on Monday to 1,294. Officials are watching for possible new variants.

Researchers from the UAMS expect the low number of cases to continue in the coming weeks until a deltacron surge begins.

A report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement shows more than one in four students are considered obese.

UAMS has closed a public COVID-19 vaccine clinic and is planning to close a COVID drive-thru testing site on Friday.

The organizations reported Friday that the region is still recovering from the pandemic as a travel destination, but numbers in 2021 were an improvement from the previous year.

Dr. Cam Patterson said while the omicron variant is subsiding, he is concerned that other variants are coming which will again test the resolve of the public health community.