LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
As of 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 15, according to the ADH website, there were:
- 338,485 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 264,720 confirmed cases
- 73,765 probable cases
- 330,570 recoveries
- 2,069 active cases
- 1,345 confirmed active cases
- 724 probable active cases
- 5,790 total deaths
- 4,593 deaths among confirmed cases
- 1,197 deaths among probable cases
- 172 currently hospitalized
- 83 in ICU
- 31 on ventilators
- 3,601,440 people total have been tested
- 8.8% positive PCR tests
- 14.8% positive antigen tests
- 3,249,655 people have tested negative
The counties with the highest new cases added as of Friday, May 14:
- Benton: 36
- Pulaski: 35
- Washington: 22
“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:
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.