New cases of COVID-19 near 800 Monday

By Ray King After a weekend where new cases of COVID-19 numbered less than 700, Arkansas on Monday saw the number jump to nearly 800 over a 24-hour period. At his daily COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson said there were 787 new cases reported, bringing... Read More.
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COVID-19 cases near 34,000 as mask mandate begins

By Ray King Monday marked the first day of Governor Asa Hutchinson’s mask mandate to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as the state neared the 34,000 mark in cumulative cases. During his daily update, Hutchinson said there were 699 new cases reported in the past 24... Read More.

COVID-19 cases top 30,000 in state

By Ray King The state has now passed the 30,000 mark in cumulative cases of COVID-19 as an additional 564 new cases were reported over the past 24 hours. At his daily press briefing Wednesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson said that while the 564 new cases were... Read More.
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COVID-19 cases top 26,000 in Arkansas

By Ray King More than 26,000 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in Arkansas, according to the daily report from Governor Asa Hutchinson. At his daily press conference, the Governor said there were 806 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, raising the cumulative... Read More.

New cases of COVID-19 show big increase

By Ray King After a day with less than 275 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arkansas on Tuesday, the number of new cases saw a significant increase Wednesday. At his daily COVID-19 press conference, Governor Asa Hutchinson said there were 734 new cases of the... Read More.
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Governor says COVID-19 cases down, hospitalizations up

By Ray King While Arkansas recorded one of its lowest days of new COVID-19 cases, the state also saw its largest increase in the number of patients hospitalized on Monday. At his daily COVID-19 press briefing Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson said there were 259 new cases... Read More.

Arkansas shuts down bar after linking it to virus cases

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas health officials have shut down a Little Rock bar after tracing it to a cluster of coronavirus cases and finding the business wasn’t complying with virus safety measures. The Department of Health on Saturday ordered Brewski’s Pub and Grub... Read More.
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Record number of COVID-19 cases reported in state

By Ray King Arkansas recorded its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases since the first case was reported in March, Governor Asa Hutchinson said during his daily press briefing Thursday. Hutchinson said that there were 878 cases reported, bringing the total for the state to... Read More.