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Arkansas Department of Health Directives & Orders

May 18: Directive for Large Indoor Venues
May 11: Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-In Operations
May 11: Directive on Resuming Elective Dental Services
May 6: Directive for Barber Shops, Body Art Establishments, Cosmetology Establishments, Massage Therapy Clinics/Spas, and Medical Spas
May 4: Directive for Large Outdoor Venues
May 4: Directive for Gym, Fitness Center, Athletic Club and Weight Room Reopening
April 27: Directive for Resuming Elective Procedures
April 17: Directive for Camps, Including Day and Overnight, and Places of Worship
April 17: Directive for Approval of Emergency Responder Activities
April 16: 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 15: Directive Regarding Prohibition of the Use of Non-FDA Approved Serologic Tests for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infections
April 3: Directive for Elective Procedures (UPDATE—see April 27, 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 23: Directive to Dentists to Suspend Non-Emergent Dental Care
March 20: Directive for Schools, Government, Hospitals, Clinics, Restaurants, Gyms, and More
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

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COVID-19 Numbers

Updated as of 5/8/2020, 7:15 a.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas 3,694


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 5/7/2020, 6:03 p.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Currently Hospitalized 70
Ever Hospitalized 466
Currently on Ventilator 14
Ever on Ventilator 93
Total Nursing Home Residents 266
Gender Male = 60.1%
Female = 39.6%
Age 0-17: 120
18-24: 308
25-44: 1,388
45-64: 1,229
65+: 620
Race Black: 1,285
White: 1,889
Hispanic: 181
American Indian: 9
Asian: 44
Pacific Islander: 46
Multiracial: 19
Other: 140
Missing: 233

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.

 

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