Arkansas’ virus hospitalizations hit new record spike

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LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Arkansas reported its largest one-day increase in hospitalizations from the coronavirus on Thursday as the state also had one of its highest increases in new virus cases.The Health Department said 394 people in the state are hospitalized because of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, an increase of 36 since Wednesday.

The state reported at least 26,052 people have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 806 new confirmed cases since Wednesday. The department said 5,751 of those cases are active.

Four more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s total fatalities to 309.

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