LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
As of 4 p.m., Monday, May 3, according to the ADH website, there were:
- 336,166 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 263,236 confirmed cases
- 72,930 probable cases
- 328,424 recoveries
- 1,939 active cases
- 1,339 confirmed active cases
- 600 probable active cases
- 5,747 total deaths
- 4,565 deaths among confirmed cases
- 1,182 deaths among probable cases
- 172 currently hospitalized
- 78 in ICU
- 29 on ventilators
- 3,542,780 people total have been tested
- 8.8% positive PCR tests
- 15.3% positive antigen tests
- 3,193,412 people have tested negative
The counties with the highest new cases added as of Monday, May 3:
- Benton: 11
- Pulaski: 9
- Faulkner: 8
“We recognize Arkansans’ concerns about this illness, and we are committed to keeping the public informed with as much information as we have about the virus, while also protecting the privacy of individual patients,” the ADH stated in a March 2, 2020 news release.
Region 8 counties reporting positive cases of COVID-19 include:
Nursing Homes: For the latest report on COVID-19 cases among Arkansas nursing home residents and staff.
The ADH has released an interactive map of COVID-19′s spread throughout the state, including the number of cases, recoveries, and deaths by county.
For questions concerning the coronavirus, the ADH has established a call center staffed by health care providers.
Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., those with urgent and non-urgent questions should call 1-800-803-7847.
After 4:30 p.m., urgent calls needing an immediate response should call 501-661-2136.
Earlier Stories:
- March 11, 2020: Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces thefirst “presumptive case” of coronavirus in the state.
- March 19, 2020: Craighead County records its first case of COVID-19.
- March 24, 2020: First death reported in Arkansas
- April 9, 2020: Jonesboro orders emergency COVID-19 curfew
- April 15, 2020: First COVID-19 death reported in Craighead County