COVID-19 Arkansas Department of Health

COVID-19

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ALERT: Chloroquine Warning. Click here for more information.
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Please take steps to protect yourself. The ADH recommends:

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Practice social distancing. Avoid close contact with others, especially those who are sick, by keeping at least 6 feet between you and others.
Stay home if you are sick, except to get medical care. If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever, cough, or shortness of breath, call your health care provider. Your physician will decide if testing is necessary based on your symptoms and known exposures.

Arkansas Department of Health Directives & Orders
Business Limitations (4.5.20) \| Elective Procedures (4.3.20) \| Limitations on Gathering (3.26.20) \| Public Settings (3.20.20) \| Casinos (3.16.20) \| Casinos Extension (3.30.20) \| Dentists (3.19.20) \| EMS License Extension (3.16.20) \| Long-Term Care Facilities (3.13.20) \| Barbers, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy, and Medical Spas (3.23.20) \|

Arkansas Department of Health Directives & Orders

Business Limitations (4.5.20) | Elective Procedures (4.3.20) | Limitations on Gathering (3.26.20) |

Public Settings (3.20.20) | Casinos (3.16.20) | Casinos Extension (3.30.20) | Dentists (3.19.20) |

EMS License Extension (3.16.20) | Long-Term Care Facilities (3.13.20) |

Barbers, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy, and Medical Spas (3.23.20) |

Arkansas Department of Health Guidance
PUBLIC: About Hydroxychloroquine \| For Disinfectants & Hand Hygiene \| For High Risk Individuals \| For Mass Gatherings \| For Mosquito & Tick Transmission \| For Pregnant Women \| For Self Home Quarantine \| For Travelers \| For Voters \| Do Homemade Masks Help Protect the Public?
COMMUNITY: For Faith-based Organizations \| For Homeless Shelters and Services
CHILD SERVICES: For Child Care \| For Educators \| For Emergency Food Service and Delivery
BOARDS: For Acupuncture Board \| For Dietetics Board \| For Hearing Instrument Dispensers Board \| For Board Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy \|For Social Workers \| For Psychology Board \| For Athletic Training Board
BUSINESS: For Employers \| For Cashiers \| For Coroners \| For Farmers' Market Guidelines \| For Funeral Homes \| For Livestock Auction \| For Pest Management \| For Prisons & Jails \| For Poultry Industry \| For Migrant Farm Workers
HEALTH CARE: For Healthcare Providers \| For Certifying COVID-19 Deaths \| For Chiropractors \| For Dentists \| For EMS 1 \| For EMS 2 \| For Getting Tested \| For Healthcare Workers Exposed-Return to Work \| For Hospitals \| For Pharmacies \| For Orthotists, Prosthetists, and Pedorthists \| For Optometry Board \| For COVID-19 Collection \| For Healthcare Workers Using Their Own PPE \| Obstetrical Care and COVID-19
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Updated as of 4/5/2020, 6:40 p.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas	830
Arkansas Department of Health Lab positive test results	201
Commercial Lab positive test results	629

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*These data that are shown upon clicking the Status Update Button below are updated three times a day:
Once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once in the evening

Updated as of 4/5/2020, 6:38 pm
*these data are updated once a day
Currently Hospitalized	67
Currently on Ventilator	27
Total Nursing Home Residents	60
Gender	Male = 41.1% Female = 58.9%
Age	0-17: 20 18-24: 55 25-44: 246 45-64: 290 65+: 219

ADH has activated a call center to answer questions from health care providers and the public about the novel coronavirus. During normal business hours (8:00am – 4:30pm), urgent and non-urgent calls, please call 1-800-803-7847 or email us.

Click here for a list of Local Health Units that are partially or fully closed. All other health units not listed are fully open. The list is subject to change on a day to day basis.