While the number of deaths dropped compared to Monday, COVID-19 cases rose significantly in Arkansas on Tuesday.
The Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,283 new COVID cases on Tuesday, compared to 1,118 on Monday. Tuesday’s total includes 1,437 confirmed cases and 846 probable cases.
This increase in cases brings the state’s overall case number to 174,325 since the beginning of the pandemic. Of this total, 150,612 cases have been confirmed while 23,713 were probable cases.
Pulaski County had the largest number of new cases on Tuesday with 230. Washington County had the second highest with 175, and Benton County had 151. Garland and Faulkner counties rounded out the top five highest COVID totals with 118 and 115 new cases, respectively.
Active cases also increased after falling off yesterday. There was a spike of 404 active cases, bringing the active case total to 18,461.
Deaths decreased from a high of 53 on Monday to 39 on Tuesday. There were 36 confirmed deaths and three probable deaths due to COVID-19. There have been 2,752 deaths attributed to COVID-19 since the pandemic’s start.
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