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Covid-19 cases across the state rose by 2,395 Wednesday, the highest number of new cases in a single day since early February, according to data from the state…
by Jeannie Roberts July 7, 2022Pharmacists may prescribe the leading covid-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that's intended to expand use of Pfizer's …
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports July 7, 2022Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of coronavirus testing after the discovery of new cases in the two citie…
by The Associated Press July 7, 2022The Arkansas Department of Health on Wednesday reported 2,395 new cases of covid-19, the highest number of new cases in a single day since early February. With…
by Jeannie Roberts July 6, 2022The number of new coronavirus cases reported to the Arkansas Department of Health increased by 302 on Tuesday, and an additional 24 Arkansans were hospitalized…
by Bill Bowden July 6, 2022The number of new coronavirus cases in Arkansas increased by 302 on Tuesday, and an additional 24 Arkansans were hospitalized because of covid-19.
by Bill Bowden July 5, 2022Nearly 400 Arkansans tested positive for the coronavirus on the Fourth of July holiday, an increase from the new cases reported by the Arkansas Department of H…
by Lara Farrar July 5, 2022Nearly 400 Arkansans tested positive for the coronavirus on the Fourth of July holiday, an increase from those new cases reported by the Arkansas Department of…
by Lara Farrar July 4, 2022Despite the tourism industry beginning to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, a full recovery could take as long as the catastrophe itself, according to…
by LAURIE KELLMAN The Associated Press July 3, 2022For the second consecutive Saturday, the Arkansas Department of Health didn't release daily covid-19 information because of technical problems.
by Hunter Field July 3, 2022The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations.
by CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press July 3, 2022Roughly 1,000 Arkansas National Guard members risk losing federal pay after failing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus or apply for an exemption, accord…
by Will Langhorne July 2, 2022Arkansas recorded more than 1,000 new covid-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day Friday, according to data from the state Department of Health.
by Tess Vrbin July 2, 2022The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% over the past week, new data showed Friday, with cases largely driven by the sup…
by The Associated Press July 2, 2022The Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,224 new coronavirus cases in the state on Friday. It was the fourth straight day of more than 1,000 new cases per …
by Tess Vrbin July 1, 2022Coronavirus cases across Arkansas continued to rise Thursday, with the highest number of new cases in a single day since February.
by Will Langhorne July 1, 2022U.S. regulators told covid-19 vaccine-makers Thursday that any booster shots tweaked for the fall will have to add protection against the newest omicron relati…
by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press July 1, 2022The Arkansas Department of Health on Thursday tallied 1,437 new coronavirus cases in the state. The report comes exactly one week after the agency reported a s…
by Will Langhorne June 30, 2022In a further indication of the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in Arkansas, the state's count of cases rose Wednesday by 1,332, the second daily increas…
by Andy Davis June 30, 2022Medical experts warn that repeat infections are getting more likely as the pandemic drags on and the virus evolves -- and some people are bound to get hit more…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports June 30, 2022