Stories from Tuesday, May 19, 2020

As of 8 a.m. this morning, the Arkansas Department of Health website has the following information on the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been 4,813 positive tests (1,068 active) with 3,645 recoveries and 100 deaths. A total of 87,614 have been tested with 82,801 being negative...

Governor Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, update the public on the state’s response to the coronavirus, including the latest cases of COVID-19 and deaths. On Tuesday, Governor Hutchinson announced that on June 1, the state would test every nursing home patient, resident, and staff. Hutchinson said, “This additional testing will better protect our nursing home residents and our staff.” That’s an estimated 40-50,000 tests statewide...