COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMUNITY

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Sunday, May 22, 2022 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

9,281 cases (+1)

16 active cases (+1)

9,087 recoveries (+0)

176 deaths (+0)

64,726 tests reported

55,124 negative test results

42,355 vaccine doses administered (-34)*

46.3% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, seven people were hospitalized due to COVID19 Sunday, including one in an intensive care unit and one on ventilator support.

Arkansas

840,590 cases (+146)

182,224 pediatric cases (+13)

3,227 active cases (+58)

407 active cases (-2)

825,682 recoveries (+81)

11,445 deaths (+7)

6,907,370 tests reported

6,043,605 negative test results

67 hospitalized; 18 in ICUs;

8 on ventilator support

4,076,401 vaccine doses administered (+0)

1,594,193 Arkansans fully immunized (+149)

United States

83,281,183 cases 1,002,166 deaths

World

525,465,355 cases

6,276,861 deaths

* Danyelle McNeill, a spokesperson for the ADH, said previously that any time the number of vaccine doses administered drops in a county, it is because the doses were mistakenly attributed to the county or were moved to another county.

One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas Union County

Cases: 4,038 Active cases: 16 Deaths: 114

Arkansas

Cases: 340,040 Active cases: 2,056 Deaths: 5,816 Hospitalizations: 187