Hospitalizations at four-month low
Hospitalizations fell below 300 Thursday for the first time in almost four months as they continued to descend from the peak of more than 1,800 reached in late January.
The state’s infection curve rose for the first time in a week, with the rolling seven-day average of new cases rising for only the fifth time in the 53 days since the average peaked above 9,000.
Active cases reported in Garland County fell for the 19th time in 21 days, with the four deaths reported Thursday lowering the active count to 25. Active cases peaked above 1,800 in mid-January.
The four deaths raised the number reported in March to 16. Twenty-nine deaths have been reported in the county over the last three weeks.
As a service to our readers, The Sentinel-Record publishes updates released by the city of Hot Springs and the state of Arkansas.
The Arkansas Department of Health is no longer reporting confirmed and probable cases separately. The following stats were posted Thursday on the Health Department’s website:
• 824,988 cumulative cases, up 519 from Wednesday.
• 467.29 rolling seven-day average of new cases, up 5.43 from Wednesday.
• 4,997,751 PCR test reports, up 4,263 from Wednesday.
• 11.6% cumulative PCR infection rate, no change from Wednesday.
• 2,444 active cases, down 98 from Wednesday.
• 342 active juvenile cases, down 11 from Wednesday.
• 811,472 recoveries, up 580 from Wednesday.
• 4,944,950 vaccine doses received, no change from Wednesday.
• 3,963,898 doses given, up 1,484 from Wednesday.
• 280 hospitalizations, down 27 from Wednesday.
• 50 cases on ventilators, down one from Wednesday.
• 88 ICU patients, down five from Wednesday.
• 10,836 deaths, up 37 from Wednesday.
• 2,352 nursing home deaths, no change from Wednesday.
• 22,721 cumulative cases in Garland County, up three from Wednesday.
• 19.86 rolling seven-day average of new cases, down 0.14 from Wednesday.
• 192,961 PCR and antigen test reports, up 251 from Wednesday.
• 12.1% cumulative PCR infection rate, no change from Wednesday.
• 25 active cases in Garland County, down two from Wednesday.
• 22,209 recoveries in Garland County, up one from Wednesday.
• 487 deaths, up four from Wednesday.