The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas who were hospitalized and on ventilators continued rising Tuesday to levels not seen since January as the state's count of cases rose by 2,343.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health reported that the number of vaccine doses that had been administered rose by 30,756 - the third-largest increase in a single day since the department began reporting the vaccination numbers each day in January.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said about 25,000 of the doses went to people who were starting the vaccination process.
"The demand has increased. I'm pleased with that," Hutchinson said at a news conference at the state Capitol.
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Already at its highest level since Jan. 19, the number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 rose by 30, to 1,250.