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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September 11, 2020
Every year thousands of Americans die by suicide, leaving behind friends and family to navigate the tragedy of loss. In 2019, more than 500 Arkansans died by suicide. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this stigmatized topic. In […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 9, 2020

September 9, 2020
The Department of Health reported 385 positive PCR tests and 114 positive antigen tests on Wednesday. There have been 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations have increased by 2.The Governor announced a new partnership with the Department of Health (ADH) and Baptist Health to increase testing. A new machine purchased as a result […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 10, 2020

September 9, 2020
Positive tests reported on Thursday include 398 PCR and 70 antigen tests. ADH reports 12 additional deaths. Hospitalizations have decreased by 19. Tomorrow will be the last daily COVID-19 update. After tomorrow, the Governor will give updates weekly or as necessary. But as the Governor reminded everyone, this doesn’t mean we are not still in […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020
There were 294 new cases and 9 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have increased by 10 since yesterday.The Department of Health also reported 20 positive results from antigen testing.The Governor announced today that a multi-state purchasing agreement has resulted in Arkansas securing the purchase of 120,000 antigen tests. The $4 million purchase […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 4, 2020

September 4, 2020
There were 1,094 new cases and 12 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have decreased by 24 since yesterday. There were six counties with more than 20 new cases. Washington County is reporting 215 new cases. 82% of new cases in Washington County are in the 18-24 year old age range. Pulaski County […]
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Connecting Arkansas

September 4, 2020
With more Arkansans working and learning remotely in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, the issue of broadband access has become increasingly relevant. Yet as broadband access becomes more necessary to normal modern life, there is growing concern about a digital divide, whereby some areas are cut off from opportunities for distance learning […]
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Official State Holiday Bulletin: Labor Day 2020

September 4, 2020
The State Capitol Offices and all State Buildings will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020, to observe Labor Day. A legal holiday by the authority of Act 304 of 2001 and amended by Act 561 of 2017. Official Bulletin Grayscale
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 3, 2020

September 3, 2020
There were 969 new cases and 20 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update.   In addition, there were 59 positive results from 533 antigen tests. Hospitalizations have decreased by 10 since yesterday. The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Washington-211Pulaski-90Benton-47Jefferson-38Sebastian-36 The Department of Health reports that 81% of the […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020
There were 615 new cases and 27 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Health Secretary Dr. Romero said many of the deaths occurred previously and were late reports to the Department of Health. Hospitalizations have increased by 12 since yesterday. The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:Washington-67Pulaski-62Benton-60Craighead-49Garland-26 It was […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for September 1, 2020

September 1, 2020
There were 273 new cases and 17 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. The number of hospitalizations have increased by 3 since yesterday. The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Pulaski-44Benton-29Sebastian-24Washington-21 The Governor announced today that the state is setting a goal to complete 180,000 tests for the month […]