Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was joined by members of his cabinet to update citizens on the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic on Monday.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas on Monday reported 645 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus with 11 more deaths from the illness caused by the virus.
The Department of Health said at least 50,028 people in the state have tested positive for the virus with 7,343 of them active, meaning they don’t include people who have died or recovered.
The true number of cases in Arkansas is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.
The number of people who have died from COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, rose to 555. The state said several of those deaths were late reports and did not occur in the last 24 hours. The number of people hospitalized decreased by six to 508.