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Americans with Disabilities Act Signed 30 Years Ago

July 24, 2020
This week, our country celebrates the 30th anniversary of the most sweeping civil rights legislation ever enacted for people with disabilities. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act. Banning discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, places of public accommodation, public services, transportation, and telecommunications, the ADA […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020
There were 1013 new cases, 6 deaths and an increase of 4 hospitalizations reported during today’s COVID-19 daily update. The counties with the highest number of cases are as follows: Pulaski-113Washington-76Benton-73Sebastian-65Craighead-41Crittenden-43 The Governor named Solomon Graves as the new Secretary of Corrections. Graves previously served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Corrections. Former […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 24, 2020

July 23, 2020
There were 990 new cases, 8 deaths, and an increase of 17 hospitalizations reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Pulaski-144Washington-82Benton-55Newton-55Sebastian-38Jefferson-37Pope-37 Acting Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero said today that Arkansas has an opportunity to lower the curve. He said it can be accomplished […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020
There were 591 new cases and six deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations are down by 14 from yesterday. Counties with more than 20 cases are as follows:Pulaski-80Benton-46Washington-38Craighead-33Faulkner-30Garland-30Pope-24Crittenden-22 The number of test results reported today was 3,933. That number is significantly fewer than in previous days. Testing from commercial labs continues to be […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020
There were 728 new cases, 11 deaths, and an increase of 17 hospitalizations reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update.The Governor said not all 11 deaths occurred in the last 24 hours. Of those, 6 occurred previously but were only recently reported to the health department.Counties with more than 20 new cases are as follows:Pulaski-110Washington-62Crawford-46Benton-45Sebastian-30Jefferson-29Saline-24The Governor […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020
The health department reported 699 new cases, 6 deaths, and an increase of 18 hospitalizations today.The counties with more than 20 cases are as follows: Washington-94Pulaski-60Benton-57Craighead-28Pope-26Mississippi-26Sebastian-25Garland -24Miller-24Arkansas -21Faulkner-21 2020 Covid-19_infographic_2020-07-20.pdf
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020
Today was Dr. Nate Smith’s last day joining the Governor for the daily COVID-19 update before he leaves for a job with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jose Romero, the Arkansas Department of Health’s chief medical officer, will be the department’s interim head. Governor Hutchinson announced that former Governor and Senator […]
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Voting in November

July 17, 2020
Arkansans who may have concerns about going to the polls this November while the health crisis continues can make plans now to ensure their vote counts. Arkansas law allows voters to request absentee ballots if they will be “unavoidably absent” on Election Day or if they have illnesses or physical disabilities. Arkansas Secretary of State […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020
There were 817 new cases, 6 deaths, and 12 additional hospitalizations reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update.The Governor announced today he will sign an executive order mandating face coverings. The order will become effective on Monday.It will mandate face coverings for indoor and outdoor settings for exposure to non-household members where 6 feet of distance […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020
There were 564 new cases, four deaths, and an increase of 13 hospitalizations reported at today’s COVID-19 briefing.Counties with more than 20 new cases are as follows:Pulaski-78Sebastian-52Washington-46Benton-38There have been 80,862 tests conducted so far this month. The goal for July was to conduct 200,000 tests. The Governor said the state is behind in reaching that […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 14, 2020

July 14, 2020
There were 794 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours. The Department of Health also reported eight deaths and eight additional hospitalizations. The counties with more than 20 new cases are as follows: Pulaski-111 Washington-68 Sebastian-52 Pope-41 Johnson-37 Benton-36 Craighead-29 Faulkner-24 The Governor began the daily press briefing today by thanking Arkansas’ […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020
There were 572 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arkansas in the last 24 hours. The Department of Health also reported two additional deaths and 19 additional hospitalizations. Of the new hospitalizations, 9 are patients at the Arkansas State Hospital.Counties with 20 or more new cases are as follows:Pulaski-77Washington-53Sebastian-40Pope-25Benton-23Mississippi-23Crittenden-22Craighead-20Jefferson-20The Governor while we currently have enough […]