06/30/2021

Arkansas has Biggest One-day Virus Case Spike in Four Months

The state's governor said the increase was being fueled by the delta variant

Arkansas reported its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases in four months Wednesday, an increase the state's governor said was being fueled by the delta variant of COVID-19.

The state reported 686 new virus cases, bringing its total since the pandemic began to 349,385. The state's active cases, meaning those that don't include people who have recovered or died from the virus, increased by 398 to 3,763. The one-day increase in cases was the state's highest since it reported 726 on Feb. 25.

The state's COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by 19 to 325 and deaths increased by four to 5,909.

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