Daily Report: Arkansas Dept. of Health monitoring COVID-19

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.

As of 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 13, according to the ADH website, there were:

• 332,446 total cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas
• 260,696 confirmed cases
• 71,750 probable cases
• 325,061 recoveries
• 1,663 active cases
• 1,107 confirmed active cases
• 556 probable active cases
• 5,673 total deaths
• 4,516 deaths among confirmed cases
• 1,157 deaths among probable cases
• 148 currently hospitalized
• 49 in ICU
• 19 on ventilators
• 3,447,775 people total have been tested
• 9% positive PCR tests
• 15.7% positive antigen tests
• 3,102,284 people have tested negative

The counties with the highest new cases added as of Tuesday, April 13:

1. Washington: 55
2. Pulaski: 36
3. Benton: 34

“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, click here.

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.

It can also be viewed here.

For a national county-by-county interactive map, based on per capita COVID-19 cases, go here: https://bit.ly/COVIDpercapita »

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.

For the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19, click here.

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