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In a break with a recent upward trend, Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by 373, the first daily increase in more than two weeks that was smal…
by Andy Davis May 27, 2022The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family, but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron prede…
by LAURA UNGAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 27, 2022The Arkansas Department of Health on Thursday reported that just two of the state's covid-19 patients were on ventilators, down from three a day earlier. Befor…
by Andy Davis May 26, 2022Continuing an upward trend that began last month, Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Wednesday by 556, the biggest one-day jump in more than two months.
by Andy Davis May 26, 2022The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects covid-19 infections wi…
by The Associated Press May 26, 2022Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Wednesday by 556, the biggest one-day increase in more than two months. The death toll from the disease rose by 10, t…
by Andy Davis May 25, 2022CHEYENNE, Wyo. — U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney said Wednesday that she had tested positive for covid-19 and planned to work through minor symptoms she said she was expe…
by The Associated Press May 25, 2022LONDON — An investigative report released Wednesday blamed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior leaders for allowing boozy government parties …
by The Associated Press May 25, 2022Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Tuesday by 441 -- the second-highest one-day increase since March -- even as the number of the state's virus patients…
by Andy Davis May 25, 2022Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Tuesday by 441 - the second-highest one-day increase since March - even as the number of the state's virus patients w…
by Andy Davis May 24, 2022The number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas rose above 70 on Monday for the first time in more than a month as the state's new cases continued …
by Andy Davis May 24, 2022Three doses of Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, another step toward shots for the y…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports May 24, 2022NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccin…
by The Associated Press May 24, 2022The number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Arkansas rose above 70 on Monday for the first time in more than a month as an uptick in the state's new cas…
by Andy Davis May 23, 2022NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccina…
by The Associated Press May 23, 2022Three doses of Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.…
by The Associated Press May 23, 2022Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continued to rise Sunday, according to data released by the Arkansas Department of Health.
by Teresa Moss May 23, 2022In the early months of the pandemic, as lawmakers toiled on an aid package for shuttered concert halls and other performance venues, a major company lobbied to…
by The Washington Post May 23, 2022WASHINGTON -- The White House is planning for "dire" contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports May 23, 2022The rise of covid-19 cases in Arkansas continued Saturday, though with fewer new cases recorded by the state Department of Health, as well as a decrease in the…
by Tess Vrbin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 22, 2022