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Because of Covid-19, school will look different this year, and so will transportation. The Arkansas Department of Education’s transportation directors are taking the utmost measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 on buses. These measures include regularly disinfecting the buses and implementing requirements for students to wear masks and socially distance while riding the bus. […]

There were 549 new cases and 10 deaths reported on Thursday. There was no change in the number of hospitalizations.The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) announced it is releasing additional data for trends in school districts and communities. The data at www.achi.net is provided to help inform local decision-makers, school personnel, and parents, about […]

There were 729 new cases and 12 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have increased by 7 since yesterday.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Pulaski-65Jefferson-56Sebastian-52Craighead-33Washington-32 Commerce Secretary Mike Preston said Arkansas will apply for federal funds for an additional $300/week in compensation for those receiving unemployment benefits.It […]

There were 410 new cases and 16 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have increased by 6.Counties with more than 20 new cases include:Sebastian-44Pulaski-40Washington-29There were 4,675 tests conducted yesterday. There have been 101,999 tests conducted so far for the month of August.The Arkansas Legislative Council PEER Subcommittee approved a motion to transfer $95 […]

There were 412 new cases and 4 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have increased by 8.There were only two counties with more than 20 new cases. Pulaski County is reporting 54 new cases. Sebastian County has 21 new cases.National Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx made a visit to Little Rock today. […]

There were 626 new cases and 5 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have decreased by 7.The counties with the highest number of new cases are:Chicot-141Pulaski-53Hot Spring-30White-28Saline-23The Governor said school sports will continue with the Arkansas Activities Association schedule. The department of health has issued guidelines for indoor and outdoor venues for sporting […]

Beginning in-person school again in Arkansas is not easy. A lot has changed since March 2020. Everyone has a lot of questions.In an effort to help answer questions from educators and parents, the Arkansas Department of Education has made new resources available.This week the department released the Arkansas Ready to Learn Healthy School Guide. The […]

There 652 new cases and 9 deaths reported during today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have decreased by 13.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Pulaski-88Sebastian-44Crittenden-37Benton-34Jefferson-26 Health Secretary Dr. Romero said the 7-day moving average of percent positivity among children is decreasing. The Arkansas Ready to Learn Healthy School Guide was […]

There were 703 new cases and 7 new deaths reported during today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations decreased by 21.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Pulaski-78Logan-47Sebastian-43Garland-42Jefferson-33Pope-30In an effort to increase testing production from commercial labs, the Governor announced today he will be signing a letter of intent with the Rockefeller […]

Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) has partnered with Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) to establish analytic surge capacity support to provide district-level data to include a weekly feed of positive COVID-19 cases by geographic location. Data points will include cumulative cases per school district, active cases per school district, and rates of testing assigned […]

There 645 new cases and 11 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have decreased by 6.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:Pulaski-61Sebastian-52Garland-50Saline-43Jefferson-40Craighead-32Benton-21Independence-20 Commerce Secretary Mike Preston said the agency continues to investigate fraudulent unemployment claims. If you believe a fraudulent claim was made on your behalf you are […]

There were 1,011 new cases and 6 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have increased by 9 since yesterday. Counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows: Pulaski-182Jefferson-64Craighead-53Mississippi-44Sebastian-43Washington-41Independence-40 The Governor said 100 of the cases from Pulaski County were from a correctional facility in Wrightsville. The Governor announced a proposal […]