Day 36 – Wed. Apr. 16, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference focused on: Hospitalizations are plateauing. The unemployment claims system is expanding. Arkansas businesses are taking advantage of PPP loans. Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston was a […]
Wednesday COVID Update: Bonuses coming; Testing criteria relaxes; Surge plan scrapped
Day 35 – Wed. Apr. 15, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference focused on: Stopping the plan for surge capacity. Relaxed COVID-19 testing criteria. Bonuses for healthcare workers. Guest speakers in the conference today were Cindy Gillespie, Secretary […]
32 COVID deaths; New orders protect responders; 100+ working on contact tracing
Day 34 – Tue. Apr. 14, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday’s news conference focused on: travel and lodging in the state, two new Executive Orders, COVID cases in prisons, and contact tracing. Dexter Payne, Director of the Arkansas Department […]
Governor releases list of those on state’s COVID-19 Post-Peak Advisory Committee
Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the formation of the Governor’s Medical Advisory Committee for Post-Peak COVID-19 Response. The committee, established by Executive Order 20-17, will identify the criteria to guide public health strategy after Arkansas reaches the peak of COVID-19 cases. The committee will examine testing capabilities and social distancing protocols and make any recommendations necessary […]
30 COVID deaths; Prison cases grow; Gov says peak not here but Post-Peak Advisory Board formed
Day 33 – Mon. Apr. 13, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference focused on prison outbreaks, summer camps and post-peak strategy. Dr. Nate Smith, State Secretary of Health also listed the current statistics for COVID-19 patients as usual. Governor […]
Friday COVID Update: Fauci pleased; 1171 Cases; Unemployment check news
Day 30 – Fri. Apr. 10, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. There will not be updates on Saturday or Sunday unless there is an emergency. Today’s news conference showed numbers that say Arkansas might be flattening its curve. The number […]
Thursday COVID Update: Deaths up, Hospitalizations down, Mental health help available
Day 29 – Thu. Apr. 9, 2020 See Key Notes, Statistics, and Video below for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news conference to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference showed numbers that say Arkansas might be flattening its curve. The number of hospitalizations is down; however, there were 3 more deaths in the last 24 hours. […]
Wednesday COVID Update: Preston tells self-employed to wait 3 weeks, but unemployment checks have been issued
See Key Notes, Statistics, and Video below for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news conference on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor stated that $3 million has been allocated to AEDC’s Bridge Loan Program and he is now adding another $1 million from the Quick Action Closing Fund. He said there have been about […]
COVID Update: 946 cases, 12 Fed Prison cases in Arkansas
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a news conference on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE KEY NOTES, STATISTICS & VIDEO BELOW. Gov. Hutchinson stated that Arkansas Heart Hospital is donating 500 COVID-19 tests for use by healthcare workers. He also displayed the following charts for how Arkansas compares to surrounding […]
Bryant Mayor Issues Update for Parks, Retail & Dining
Bryant Mayor Allen Scott on Monday issued the following statement reminding citizens of Governor Hutchinson’s directives, and gives an update for the public’s use of City amenities. Governor Asa Hutchinson added additional directives during his daily press briefing this afternoon. To recap: K-12 Schools will not return back to the classroom for the remainder of […]