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Arkansas Sales Tax Holiday 2020

July 31, 2020
Act 757 of 2011 created the Sales Tax Holiday.Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, 2020, the State of Arkansas will hold its sales tax holiday allowing shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain School Supplies, School Art Supplies, School Instructional Materials, and clothing free […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020
There were 791 new cases and 8 deaths reported at Thursday’s COVID-19 daily update. The number of hospitalizations is down by 4. The counties with the highest number of cases are as follows: Pulaski-73Sebastian-57Benton-47Garland-44Washington-37Independence-34Jefferson-31Pope-30Craighead-29Mississippi-23Faulkner-21 The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) announced it will release the number of active cases in individual cities on the […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 29, 2020

July 29, 2020
There were 787 new cases, 6 deaths, and an increase of 7 hospitalizations reported Wednesday.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:Chicot-152Pulaski-82Sebastian-43Benton-33Little River-30Craighead-24Mississippi-22Washington-22 The Governor said 145 of the cases from Chicot County are from a correctional facility.The number of tests completed in the last 24 hours was 4,519. The Governor […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 28, 2020

July 28, 2020
There were 734 new cases, 20 deaths, and an increase of 12 hospitalizations reported on Tuesday.The health department says 6 of the deaths occurred on previous days but reported in the last 24 hours.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:Pulaski-55Benton-50Mississippi-48Sebastian-45Washington-45Pope-36Faulkner-34This morning, the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) voted in favor of […]
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Covid-19 Response Update for July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020
Looks good, here is the summary There were 824 new cases, seven deaths, and an increase of 9 hospitalizations reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update.The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:Washington-62Pulaski-120Benton-45Craighead-46Sebastian-30Jefferson-29The Governor announced today that he is directing $10 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to purchase 20,000 […]
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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 […]