COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas

pandemic in Arkansas, United States

The COVID-19 pandemic first reached the State of Arkansas beginning in March 2020. The first case was reported in Pine Bluff on March 11, 2020. As of March 2022, there were almost 820,000 cases of COVID in the state. Almost 10,530 people died from the COVID virus in Arkansas.[1]

As of March 1, 2022, Arkansas had fully vaccinated almost 1,567,000 people, or around 54% of the actual population there.[2] By 2024, the number of deaths from the coronavirus was almost 13,430.[3] Actual cases of COVID-19, though, might have been higher than actually documented and reported.

The first death from the coronavirus was reported in March 2020.[4]

References

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  1. "Active Cases Continue Falling Steadily". KARK NBC News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. "The Arkansas Coronavirus Map and Case Counts". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. "The Coronavirus in Arkansas". The Arkansas Department of Health. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. "Take it Very Seriously". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2024.