Weekly update on the coronavirus outbreak in Arkansas

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

As of Wednesday, Oct. 12, according to the ADH website, in the last 7 days there were:

• 2,083 new cases

• 954,652 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas

• 2,994 total active cases (-762)

• 938,991 recoveries

• 12,321 total deaths (+108)

• 172 currently hospitalized (-34)

• 9 on ventilators (-2)

• 4,398,673 vaccination doses given (+19,771)

• 290,296 partially immunized (+433)

• 1,671,607 fully immunized (+2,376)

• 7,576,209 tests reported

• 6,598,619 negative tests reported

The counties with the most new cases in the last 7 days:

1. Pulaski: 267

2. Benton: 167

3. Craighead: 127