Weekly update on the coronavirus outbreak in Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas – The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 weekly.

According to the ADH website, as of Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the last 7 days there were:

6,810 new cases

931,459 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas

11,232 total active cases (+554)

908,954 recoveries

11,910 total deaths (+40)

318 currently hospitalized (+15)

12 on ventilators (-3)

4,320,953 vaccination doses give (+7,631)

288,617 partially immunized (-78)

1,659,873 fully immunized (+2,012)

7,414,626 tests reported

6,458,872 negative tests reported

The counties with the newest cases in the last 7 days:

Pulaski: 779
Washington: 592
Benton: 440