LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Last week, Governor Asa Hutchinson and other officials faced questions about the intent to return to in-person schooling despite the amount of daily reported cases remains high following the mask mandate.
On Sunday, the state reported 572 positive cases and 6,770 total tested over a 24-hour period. This is the first time since July 21 that amount of positive cases reported in a single day was under 600 total.
Key facts to know:
- 52,665 known positive cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
- 6,494 active cases
- 599 reported deaths (a false death was reported on Saturday, bringing the total from 600 to 599)
- 478 hospitalizations
- 120 on ventilators
- 45,572 recoveries