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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

Resume Elective Procedures (4.23.20) | Regarding NAAT COVID-19 tests (4.17.20) | Emergency Responders (4.17.20) | Business Limitations (4.5.20) | Elective Procedures (4.3.20) (UPDATE—see April 23, 2020 DIRECTIVE) | 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) | Summer Camps (4.17.20) Barbers, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy, and Medical Spas (3.23.20) | Prohibition of the Use of Non-FDA Approved Serologic Tests (4.15.20)

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? | For Disposal of Gloves and Wipes for the Public | For Getting Tested | For People with Disabilities | For How to Improve Mental Health
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 4/24/2020, 1:47 p.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas	2,741
Arkansas Department of Health Lab positive test results	408
Commercial Lab positive test results	1161

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 4/23/2020, 7:00 p.m.
*these data are updated once a day
Currently Hospitalized	101
Currently on Ventilator	24
Total Nursing Home Residents	174
Gender	Male = 58.7% Female = 41%
Age	0-17: 70 18-24: 162 25-44: 818 45-64: 804 65+: 417
Race	Black: 673 White: 1,213 Hispanic: 89 American Indian: 5 Asian: 26 Pacific Islander: 9 Multiracial: 11 Other: 71 Missing: 457

 

• For Projected vs. Actual COVID-19 Infections in Arkansas, click here.
• For COVID-19 hospitalizations, click here.
• For number of deaths by county, click here.
• For more demographic data, click here.
• For more COVID-19 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.