The number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in Arkansas has risen to 426, and an additional person has died as a result of the virus, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Sunday.
Hutchinson provided the updated number in a briefing with reporters. It marks an increase of 17 cases since Saturday afternoon. A total of six people had died from the virus, as of Sunday’s briefing.
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The governor said 43 people have been hospitalized, which was down from 48 who had been hospitalized Saturday.
No new counties have reported cases, according to Health Department Secretary Nate Smith.
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