Two additional people have died as a result of the coronavirus, bringing the death toll in Arkansas to five, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday.
Hutchinson announced the increase during a news conference at his office in the state Capitol in Little Rock. A total of 404 people have tested positive, an increase of 23 from Friday.
The number of hospitalized covid-19 cases in Arkansas remains at 48 on Saturday afternoon, according to state Health Department Secretary Nate Smith. Twenty-seven people are on ventilators.
The two deaths reported today came from Central Arkansas, said Smith.
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Baxter County and Johnston County have both reported cases, and those who traveled from places with high case volumes, like New Orleans are encouraged to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to Smith.
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