COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMUNITY

Compiled by News-Times staff

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in Union County, Arkansas, the United States and the world. Additionally, local and state testing, recovery, hospitalization and vaccine information is provided.

The data was gathered from the Arkansas Department of Health for Union County and Arkansas, and from Johns Hopkins University for the U.S. and world.

Union County

4,516 cases (+8)

133 active cases (-17)

4,265 recoveries (+25)

116 deaths (+0)

37,408 tests performed

32,892 negative test results

21,201 vaccine doses administered (+175)

28.6% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 253 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Wednesday, including 88 in intensive care units and 63 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

410,832 cases (+2,940)

24,215 active cases (+838)

380,137 recoveries (+2,082)

6,366 deaths (+20)

4,226,265 tests performed

3,798,534 negative test results

1,446 hospitalized; 515 in ICUs; 296 on ventilator support

2,469,354 vaccine doses administered (+11,315)

1,105,696 Arkansans fully immunized (+4,369)

United States

36,119,200 cases

618,585 deaths

World

204,453,745 cases

4,320,801 deaths

One year ago Union County

Cases: 508

Active cases: 80

Deaths: 18

Arkansas

Cases: 50,411

Active cases: 6,847

Deaths: 566

Hospitalizations: 507