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COVID-19

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• ALERT: Everyone Should Be Wearing Face Coverings in Public.
• ALERT: For Rules Suspended Due to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Under EO20-06.
• ALERT: Advisory For Travelers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Orleans and International Locations.
• ALERT: Learn More About Chloroquine Warning. Click here for more information.
• For COVID-19 information for the state of Arkansas, click here.
• To view the Governor's daily press briefings, click here.

Please take steps to protect yourself. The ADH recommends:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available.
• Practice social distancing. Avoid close contact with others, especially those who are sick, by keeping at least 6 feet between you and others.
• Avoid going out 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.
• Wear a cloth mask when in public and unable to maintain a 6-foot distance from others. Click here to read the CDC’s recommendations. The ADH offers this do-it-yourself cloth mask design.

Arkansas Department of Health Directives & Orders
April 29: Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-In Operations
April 23: Directive for Resuming Elective Procedures
April 17: Directive Regarding the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Physician Offices, Urgent Care Settings and Pharmacies
April 17: Directive for Camps, Including Day and Overnight, and Faith-based Organizations
April 17: Directive for Approval of Emergency Responder Activities
April 15: Directive Regarding Prohibition of the Use of Non-FDA Approved Serologic Tests for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infections
April 5: Directive on Limitations on Businesses, Manufacturers, Construction Companies, Places of Worship, Commercial Lodgings, and Short-term Rentals
April 3: Directive for Elective Procedures (UPDATE—see April 23, 2020 DIRECTIVE)
March 30: Directive for Casinos Extension
March 26: Directive for Limitations on Gatherings
March 23: Directive to Barbers, Body Art Establishments, Body Art Schools, Cosmetology Establishments, Massage Therapy Clinics/Spas, and Medical Spas
March 20: Directive for Schools, Government, Hospitals, Clinics, Restaurants, Gyms, and More
March 19: Directive to Dentists to Suspend Non-Emergent Dental Care
March 16: Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for Two Weeks (UPDATE - see March 30, 2020 DIRECTIVE)
March 16: Directive on Extension for EMS License Renewal
March 13: Directive for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities

Arkansas Department of Health Guidance
PUBLIC: About Hydroxychloroquine | For Disinfectants & Hand Hygiene | For High Risk Individuals | For Mosquito & Tick Transmission | For Pregnant Women | For Self Home Quarantine | For Travelers | For Voters | Do Homemade Masks Help Protect the Public? | For How to Improve Mental Health | For Disposal of Gloves and Wipes for the Public | For Getting Tested | For People with Disabilities
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, Marriage, and Family Therapy | For Social Workers | For Psychology Board | For Athletic Training Board | For Podiatric Board | For Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board | For Physical Therapy Board
BUSINESS: For Employers | For Cashiers | For Coroners | For Farmers' Market Guidelines | For Funeral Homes | For Livestock Auction | For Pest Management | For Correctional Facilities | For Business/Industry Facilities | For Employers on COVID-19 Positive Workers-Return to Work | For Migrant Farm Workers | For Cigar, Hookah, & Vaping Lounges | For Retail Stores | For Gyms-Outdoor Activities |
HEALTH CARE: For Healthcare Providers | For Certifying COVID-19 Deaths | For Chiropractors | For Dentists | For EMS 1 | For EMS 2 | 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 | Case Definition COVID-19 | For Patients in Home Isolation | New Testing Criteria
Click here for more resources.

Updated as of 4/30/2020, 1:20 p.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas	3,210

Click the Status Update Button Below for More Detailed Information

*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 4/29/2020, 5:20 p.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Currently Hospitalized	93
Ever Hospitalized	402
Currently on Ventilator	18
Ever on Ventilator	85
Total Nursing Home Residents	208
Gender	Male = 60.8% Female = 38.7%
Age	0-17: 94 18-24: 257 25-44: 1,218 45-64: 1,087 65+: 535
Race	Black: 1,026 White: 1,591 Hispanic: 125 American Indian: 8 Asian: 40 Pacific Islander: 31 Multiracial: 13 Other: 77 Missing: 406

• For COVID-19 hospitalizations, click here.
• For number of deaths by county, click here.
• For more demographic data, click here.
• For COVID-19 testing data, click here.

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.