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Region's coronavirus cases continue to rise
Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas increased by 4,200 in the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
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Alex Golden -
January 16, 2021
Governor set to get first shot Monday
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday that he will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, the same day the shots were scheduled to become a...
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Andy Davis -
January 16, 2021
States advised extra vaccine is not arriving
When Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced this week that the federal government would begin releasing coronavirus vaccine doses held in reser...
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Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports -
January 16, 2021
State adds 3,124 new covid cases; ventilator use falls for 2nd day
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Friday by 3,124 — a slightly larger increase than the one on the same day the week before.
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Andy Davis -
January 15, 2021
VIERNES, 15 de ENERO: Cinco hechos importantes sobre la covid-19 en Arkansas
Aquí están las cinco cosas más importantes de la semana, que debe conocer acerca del coronavirus.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -
January 15, 2021
Bõlaide, Jānwōde 15: Ļalem men raurōk im jej aikuij jelã kōn nañinmej in covid-19 ilo Arkansas in
Erkein ej men ko raurōk ilo wiik kwoj aikuj in jeļã kōn coronavirus ilo Arkansas in.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -
January 15, 2021
Online sign-ups complicate vaccine rollout for older people
DENVER — Howard Jones, who's 83, was on the phone for three to four hours every day trying to sign up for a coronavirus vaccine.
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The Associated Press -
January 15, 2021
FRIDAY, JAN. 15: Five things to know about covid-19 in Arkansas
Here are this week’s five important things to know about the coronavirus.
January 15, 2021
'This is not a game': Global virus death toll hits 2 million
MEXICO CITY — The global death toll from covid-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some c...
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The Associated Press -
January 15, 2021
Deep South falls behind in coronavirus vaccine drive
ATLANTA — The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rat...
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The Associated Press -
January 15, 2021
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India starts world's largest covid-19 vaccination drive
NEW DELHI — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest covid-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthie...
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The Associated Press -
January 16, 2021
Clinics vaccinated 411 Little Rock police, fire personnel, mayor's office says
Clinics arranged through the city have resulted in covid-19 vaccines being administered to approximately 240 individuals in the Little Rock Police Department an...
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Joseph Flaherty -
January 16, 2021
U.S. consumer spending stays weak in December
Consumer spending fell for the third-consecutive month in December, confirming what many economists had predicted would be a disappointing holiday season for ma...
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Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports -
January 16, 2021
China expecting holiday case rise
A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as coronavirus cases rise ahead of the a...
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EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
January 16, 2021
Signing up online a struggle for many
As states across the U.S. roll out the covid-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots. ...
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PATTY NIEBERG AND SUMAN NAISHADHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
January 16, 2021
CDC gives grim forecast on spread of virus variant
Federal health officials warned Friday of the possibility that a far more contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain will become the domi...
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APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND RONI CARYN RABIN THE NEW YORK TIMES -
January 16, 2021
Italy's front-line medical heroes, eight months later
Eight months later, they allow themselves a faint, forced smile. The tired terror in their eyes has faded. They look chic in makeup or a jaunty handkerchief tuc...
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LUCA BRUNO, ANTONIO CALANNI AND DOMENICO STINELLIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
January 16, 2021
State education panel briefed on virus funds
New federal funding to help school districts cope with covid-19, the state-ordered annexation of the Dollarway School District to Pine Bluff and draft legislati...
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Cynthia Howell -
January 16, 2021
Schools continue adapting for virus
The pandemic continues to affect public schools in the state, both large and small.
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Jaime Adame -
January 16, 2021
Anti-abortion faith leaders OK vaccines
In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vacci...
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DAVID CRARY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
January 16, 2021
Industrial output continues rising
U.S. industrial production rose 1.6% in December, a third straight monthly gain, but it is still below its pre-pandemic level.
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Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports -
January 16, 2021
Stocks retreat as economy challenges long rally
Wall Street closed out its first losing week in three with another drop on Friday after reports showed the pandemic is deepening the hole for the economy, as Wa...
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STAN CHOE AND DAMIAN J. TROISE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
January 16, 2021
Contract growers of poultry, hogs put on pandemic-aid list
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday said contract poultry and hog growers are eligible to receive relief funds through the Coronavirus Food Assistance ...
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -
January 16, 2021
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