COVID-19 update
EDITOR’S NOTE: As a service to our readers, The Sentinel-Record publishes updates released by the city of Hot Springs and the state of Arkansas.
The following stats were made available Monday by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and on the Arkansas Department of Health website:
• 93,790 cumulative confirmed cases, up 434 from Sunday.
• 7.7% cumulative PCR infection rate, no change from Sunday.
• 1,260,126 PCR test reports, up 44,182 from Sunday.
• 5,807 cumulative probable cases, up 97 from Sunday.
• 17.7% cumulative antigen infection rate, no change from Sunday.
• 613 hospitalizations, up 41 from Sunday.
• 1,562 confirmed deaths, up 10 from Sunday.
• 152 probable deaths, no change from Sunday.
• 99 cases on a ventilator, up two from Sunday.
• 2,195 cumulative confirmed cases in Garland County, up nine from Sunday.
• 39,878 PCR and antigen test reports for Garland County, up
554 from Sunday.
• 30,018 private lab reports, up
398 from Sunday.
• 9,862 public lab reports, up
158 from Sunday.
• 5.6% cumulative PCR infection rate, no change from Sunday.
• 143 active confirmed cases in Garland County, down two from Sunday.
• 1,995 recoveries of confirmed cases in Garland County, up 11 from Sunday.
• 57 confirmed deaths, no change from Sunday.
• Five probable deaths, no change from Sunday.
Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Hot Springs Farmers & Artisans Market, 121 Orange St. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested, according to a news release from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The testing will be conducted by UAMS in cooperation with the city of Hot Springs, Difference Makers of Hot Springs, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Bank of America Foundation. Flu vaccinations will also be available at the drive-up at no cost to the patient for those receiving a COVID-19 test.
“You do not have to be a UAMS patient to be seen. This testing is for everyone who feels
they need testing. Patients will get instructions on how to take care of themselves and their family at home. Test results will be returned either through an online patient portal, letter or phone call,” the release said.
“Even if you don’t have any symptoms, wash your hands regularly and practice social distancing by staying at least 6 feet away from other people not in your household, and wear a mask in public,” it said.
An online screening tool is available at uamshealth.com/healthnow. Phone screening is available through the UAMS Health hotline at 800632-4502.
“We saw another decrease in new cases yesterday, and I am hopeful that the cases will stay low through the week,” Hutchinson said in a news release on Monday. “I applaud our students and educators for reducing the active cases in our schools. Let’s stay vigilant, and while cases usually go up in the next four days, let’s remember that it is up to each of us to do our part to help slow this virus and protect ourselves, our family, and our neighbors.”