According to the Arkansas Department of Health, the state has added an additional 547 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, 16 additional hospitalizations, and 4 more people have been put on ventilators.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson starts his series of COVID-19 discussions across the state today in Cabot.
Hot spots in our listening area include the Baxter County, AR area where there are 190 active cases as of Thursday morning.
ADH says an additional 5,289 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there have been 5,016 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week.
Missouri is averaging nearly 717 new cases every day.
The state reports 9 deaths in the past week, and 994 hospitalizations.
Oregon County now reports 28 county residents are in active quarantine and 2 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized.