Governor Asa Hutchinson released the following statement on the Thursday COVID-19 numbers: “We continue to see a high level of hospitalizations across the state. This increase can affect everyone, even those who have not contracted COVID-19. We all have a responsibility to our friends, family, and neighbors to do our part as we fight this virus.” […]

Governor Asa Hutchinson released the following statement on the Thursday COVID-19 numbers: “Today’s significant increase in new cases shows that we have the virus in all our communities. Our increase in hospitalizations breaks the recent trend of smaller numbers. The coming weeks are critical, and we must be diligent, intentional, and not be careless.” In its […]

Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “Today we reached over 300,000 total tests for the month of October. This means that over 10% of the population of Arkansas was tested for COVID-19 in the past 27 days. This could not have been accomplished without the remarkable work from the Arkansas Department of […]

Governor Asa Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers on Monday, October 21, 2020: “We are testing at record levels and we continue to see a high number of new cases across Arkansas. Compared to last Wednesday, we are plus 76 cases. Today we have 14 counties with more than 20 cases, once […]

Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “Today we are reminded that more cases leads to increased hospitalizations. The number of hospitalized is too high. While it is manageable, it’s important to slow the spread of this virus to keep people out of the hospital because of COVID-19.” In its Monday update, the Arkansas […]

Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Department of Health provided the update on the state’s COVID-19 statistics for September 30, 2020: Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “Today’s numbers show a continued decline in our 7-day positivity rate with consistently high testing numbers each day. We have administered over 1 million COVID-19 […]

    Governor Hutchinson released the following statement on today’s COVID-19 numbers: “There are 807 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Arkansas. It’s critical that we all continue following the guidance of our public health officials to slow the spread of this virus. I will have updates on our testing efforts and the White House Task […]