COVID-19 CASES IN THE COMMUNITY

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Tuesday, September 21, 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

5,324 cases (+20)

140 active cases (-11)

5,025 recoveries (+31)

126 deaths (+0)

42,881 tests performed

37,245 negative test results

25,589 vaccine doses administered (+76) 36.4% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 153 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Tuesday including 74 in intensive care units and 45 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the in the region Tuesday, out of a total of 6,442 pediatric cases identified in the region.

Arkansas

486,853 cases (+1,401)

91,200 pediatric cases (+421)

14,225 active cases (-779)

3,913 active pediatric cases (-219)

486,853 recoveries (+2,163) 7,499 deaths (+17)

4,855,174 tests performed

4,344,639 negative test results

993 hospitalized; 439 in ICUs; 278 on ventilator support

2,850,663 vaccine doses administered (+7,228)

1,312,459 Arkansans fully immunized (+4,828)

United States

42,365,041 cases

677,690 deaths

World

229,423,835 cases

4,705,822 deaths

One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas

Union County

Cases: 841

Active cases: 23

Deaths: 31 Arkansas

Cases: 76,364

Active cases: 6,706

Deaths: 1,197

Hospitalizations: 439