COVID-19

Approximately 3.5 percent of Arkansas citizens have been infected with COVID-19, according to a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) antibody study. In the Arkansas Coronavirus Antibodies Seroprevalence Survey, researchers tested 1,220 adult blood samples, finding 43 positive…

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has passed 95,000 in Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Health reports there are 95,399 confirmed cases in the state, an increase of 981 cases from yesterday. Combined with the probable cases, Arkansas has 101,596…

I love this time of year. Not only because the temperature starts to trend down, the humidity breaks, and the leaves begin to change color, but also because it is the start of what is typically several weeks filled with…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be limiting his public appearances following a close call with a COVID-19 positive individual. During a meeting last Friday, Hutchinson was present in a meeting in the Governor’s Conference Room with an unnamed individual who later…

October is breast cancer awareness month. This is an opportunity to remind Arkansans of the importance of mammograms for early detection and lifestyle changes that could help prevent cancer. Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early when…

To suggest the pandemic of 2019-20 has been a disruptor is to create a new level of understatement. It has disrupted virtually every aspect of human interaction. And of course, humans being, well, human, interaction often leads to… court proceedings.…

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to rise in Arkansas, topping 600 on Monday, Oct. 12. The Arkansas Department of Health reports that there are 608 individuals hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus. This is an increase of 32 individuals from…

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19. Trump announced that he and his wife had tested positive on Twitter, writing “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine…

Arkansas is ending the month of September with more than 287,000 COVID-19 performed throughout the state. In total, there have been 287,843 tests performed during September. This total combines the number of PCR and antigen tests performed in Arkansas. However,…

Arkansas remains in the red zone for COVID-19, according to a White House state report issued to leaders on Monday, Sept. 27. In the past week, Arkansas had 194 new cases per 100,000 population. To qualify for the red zone…