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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.
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The department's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jennifer Dillaha says booster shots are beneficial against COVID-19.
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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.
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Inmates of the Washington County jail are suing the facility and a doctor who they say unknowingly gave them ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
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The Department of Health reported active cases dropped by 117 people on Monday to 1,294. Officials are watching for possible new variants.
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Researchers from the UAMS expect the low number of cases to continue in the coming weeks until a deltacron surge begins.
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A report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement shows more than one in four students are considered obese.
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UAMS has closed a public COVID-19 vaccine clinic and is planning to close a COVID drive-thru testing site on Friday.
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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.
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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.