LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized in Arkansas due to the coronavirus has fallen to its lowest level since September as the state reported 404 new virus cases.
The Department of Health on Wednesday said Arkansas’ COVID-hospitalizations dropped by 19 to 397 patients.
That is the fewest virus hospitalizations the state has seen since it reported 381 in the hospital on Sept. 18.
The state’s coronavirus cases during the pandemic total 323,353. Arkansas’ COVID-19 deaths rose by seven to 5,261.
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