By Mary HenniganArkansasCovid.com As the school semester comes to a close for the holiday season in Arkansas, the total combined active COVID-19 cases in all institutions was about 1,300 on Dec. 6,…
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By Sarah Komar One year after a winter that featured the worst peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials are concerned rising COVID cases combined with the influenza season could strain hospital…
By Grace ArnnArkansasCovid.com The emergence of the Omnicron variant and the new wave of COVID-19 cases have piqued citizens’ interest in vaccinations and booster shots, particularly people who received the Johnson and…
By Mary HenniganArkansasCovid.com Arkansas had more than 15,000 new COVID-19 illnesses in November, down about 1,500, or 8%, from October, even though cases started picking up toward the end of the month.…
By Grace ArnnArkansasCovid.com The vaccination gap between white and minority populations is closing as vaccines become more widely available throughout Arkansas and employers are requiring employees get the shots. Some of the…
By Sarah Komar ArkansasCovid.com Skye Harris, a healthy, happy 18-year-old Rogers native, was enjoying a vacation in Washington, D.C. in June when her head began hurting and she started feeling like she…
By Rachell Sanchez-SmithArkansascovid.com As COVID-19 hospitalizations fall statewide, many nurses and hospital staff still find themselves busy trying to cover shifts due to labor shortages and managing the pressures of being on…
By Mary HenniganArkansascovid.com Arkansas health officials reported 289 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, a large one-day total that represented a data records update that brought the total statewide pandemic death count to 8,120.…
By Mary Hennigan and Rachell Sanchez-Smith ArkansasCovid.com With 757 deaths, September was the fourth deadliest month of the pandemic in Arkansas even though active COVID-19 cases fell by more than half from…
By Paige McGaughy and Rob WellsArkansasCovid.com The University of Arkansas is running a contest to encourage students to get the COVID-19 vaccine and the strong student participation offers new insight about the…