Coronavirus
The Giving Team Inc. is offering both the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines at its monthly Food for Thought program Saturday.
by Krishnan Collins - July 22, 2021Life expectancy fell 1.5 years in 2020, according to provisional life expectancy estimates the National Center for Health Statistics released Wednesday.
July 22, 2021The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health warned last month that the pandemic is still "smoldering" in Arkansas...
July 21, 2021Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System has passed the 50,000 COVID-19 vaccination mark.
July 20, 2021After abating Thursday, the state's infection curve resumed its summer ascent Friday, pushing the rolling seven-day average of new cases back above 1,000.
July 17, 2021The delta variant is quickly taking over as the dominant strain of COVID-19 in Arkansas and Garland County Health Officer Dr. Gene Shelby attributes the vari...
by Krishnan Collins - July 16, 2021The eight-day rise in the state's infection curve abated Thursday, but the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals rose for the 14th straight day.
July 16, 2021The net increase of 82 COVID-19 patients in hospitals since Monday increased hospitalizations to their highest level since Feb. 14.
July 15, 2021The infection curve and hospitalizations reached late February to mid-March levels several weeks ago, but a significant increase in deaths had not attended t...
July 14, 2021Monday night's meeting of the Garland County Quorum Court Finance Committee was the first quorum court proceeding in more than a year that didn't include a v...
by David Showers - July 13, 2021Updated guidance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday stressed the importance of in-person learning, even if a school can't implement...
July 13, 2021The city of Hot Springs says help is available for renters facing eviction when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium expires ...
by David Showers - July 12, 2021The statewide infection curve has risen 47% in the last week as the Health Department reported 1,000 or more new cases for the third-straight day Friday.
July 10, 2021Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, gave a lengthy personal account on Twitter Thursday as to why people should...
July 9, 2021One of three vaccination clinics over the next week is scheduled for Saturday in conjunction with Tesla Fest at Mid-America Science Museum.
by From Staff Reports - July 9, 2021