Coronavirus Updates
A surge in coronavirus cases in Arkansas continued Thursday as the state's count rose by 907, the biggest one-day spike in more than six weeks.
by Andy Davis November 19, 2021In a further indication of the coronavirus's accelerating spread in Arkansas, the state's count of cases rose Wednesday by more than 800 for the second day in …
by Andy Davis November 18, 2021The number of new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and active cases all climbed higher Wednesday, while deaths from the disease fell to single digits.
by Jeannie Roberts November 11, 2021In the two days after federal authorities gave the stamp of approval for the pediatric covid-19 vaccine, at least 665 Arkansas children ages 5-11 have received…
by Jeannie Roberts November 5, 2021Already at its lowest level in almost four months, the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas fell Wednesday for the second day in a row.
by Andy Davis , Stephen Simpson October 28, 2021Kid-size doses of Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study…
by Associated Press October 22, 2021Already at their lowest levels in more than three months, the numbers of covid-19 patients in Arkansas who were hospitalized, on ventilators and in intensive c…
by Andy Davis October 22, 2021WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are…
by Associated Press October 21, 2021WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is planning to allow Americans to receive a different covid-19 vaccine as a booster than the one they initially …
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports October 20, 2021Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will allow a congressional redistricting plan that trisects the state's most populous county and legislation targeting employer-ma…
by Michael R. Wickline , Rachel Herzog October 14, 2021A bill that would create a right of privacy regarding an employee's vaccination status sailed through the Arkansas Senate and cleared a House committee Thursda…
by Michael R. Wickline , Rachel Herzog October 8, 2021Identical bills aimed at exempting employees from federal or employer covid-19 vaccination mandates cleared the Arkansas Senate and House of Representatives on…
by Jeannie Roberts , Michael R. Wickline , Rachel Herzog October 7, 2021WASHINGTON -- Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration to grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of its single-shot co…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports October 6, 2021An injunction barring the enforcement of a ban on government mask mandates will stay in place after the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday denied the state's r…
by Lara Farrar October 1, 2021Arkansas' downward trend in new coronavirus cases continued Tuesday, and the number of people hospitalized with the virus dipped back below 1,000, reaching its…
by Andy Davis , Cynthia Howell September 22, 2021