KARK:
Friday’s Arkansas Department of Health COVID-19 report confirmed the first active case of the omicron variant in the state.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said this was expected and that he expects to see even more confirmed cases of the variant in the future.
“This is not a surprise, but it is a compelling reason to get a booster shot now,” Hutchinson said.
In today’s report, we have the first confirmed case of the Omicron Variant in Arkansas. This was expected, and we expect more cases of the variant to be confirmed in the near future. This is not a surprise, but it is a compelling reason to get a booster shot now.