Coronavirus Updates
COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives, but they can't stop the chaos when a hugely contagious new mutant bursts on the scene, leading people t…
by The Associated Press February 6, 2022Dropping for the fourth day in a row, the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas fell to its lowest level in more than two weeks Friday as the…
by Andy Davis February 5, 2022Arkansas posted its biggest daily increase in coronavirus deaths in more than five months Thursday as the state's new cases and number of hospitalized virus pa…
by Andy Davis February 4, 2022Arkansas' new coronavirus case numbers continued falling Wednesday, while the number of people hospitalized in the state with the virus fell for the second day…
by Andy Davis February 3, 2022Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he would explore further measures to increase the state's hospital capacity after the number of hospitalized covid-19 p…
by Andy Davis January 27, 2022Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases shot up Wednesday by almost 14,500, setting a new record for a single-day increase, while the number of people hospitalize…
by Andy Davis January 20, 2022Almost 13,000 new covid-19 cases were reported Thursday, setting a daily record for the seventh time in two weeks as the omicron variant surges through Arkansa…
by Jeannie Roberts January 14, 2022The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against covid-19 or underg…
by The Associated Press January 13, 2022Arkansas recorded almost 11,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, setting a daily record for the sixth time in two weeks, as the number of covid-19 patients in …
by Andy Davis , Jaime Adame January 13, 2022Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by almost 7,800, setting a single-day record for new cases for the third day in a row.
by Andy Davis , Ryan Tarinelli January 7, 2022Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Wednesday by almost 7,500, setting a record for a single-day increase for the second day in a row.
by Andy Davis January 6, 2022Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban on government mask mandates was unconstitutional.
by Stephen Simpson December 29, 2021A growing body of preliminary research suggests the COVID vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly co…
by The New York Times December 20, 2021Arkansas reported its first confirmed case of the fast-spreading omicron variant on Friday as the state's count of coronavirus cases rose by 1,111, the second …
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette December 17, 2021Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery.
by The Associated Press December 13, 2021