COVID-19 cases in HSC reaches 2,948

A total of 2,948 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Hot Spring County with 2,831 cases being confirmed, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

There are 228 total active cases with 189 being confirmed.

Fourty-two total deaths 2,678 total recoveries have been reported.

In the past 24 hours, 1,112 additional cases have been reported across the state and 966 have been confirmed.

Top counties for new counties include Pulaski with 153, Craighead with 86, Washington with 64, Garland with 58 and Benton with 56.

Thirty-two additional deaths were reported bringing the total to 2,502.

More than 1,000 people are hospitalized, according to the ADH.

“Today's increase in hospitalizations will continue to strain our health care system. Our

frontline workers need our help as we head into the winter months of this pandemic. Today, I received briefings from FDA Director Hahn; Dr. Fauci and Sec. Azar on the vaccine distribution plans as well as what is needed to meet the pressure on our health care system. Based upon national trends and expert concerns on the holiday season, it does seem that we are in the lull before the storm. I expect the antigen testing to pick up again later in the week and that is where many of the positive cases are identified. I applaud our health department team and all the health care workers who have been so diligent during this entire pandemic,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in his daily update.