According to the weekly report, new virus cases increased by 4,509 over the last seven days. That’s an average of about 644 cases per day.
Hospitalizations fell by 216 over that same period, bringing the total number of patients hospitalized in the state to 449.
State officials also announced 274 new deaths in the past week, bringing the total number of Arkansans who have died as a result of the pandemic to 10,579.
There are currently 80 patients on ventilators statewide, down 22 over the last week.
There are 4,887 cases of COVID-19 considered active in the state, which includes those that have tested positive by both PCR and antigen testing methods. That number is down from the 8,970 active cases reported last Tuesday.