Stories from Tuesday, April 28, 2020

As of 8:10 a.m. there are now 3,069 positive tests for COVID-19 in the state of Arkansas. The state has tested 40,629 with 37,560 being negative. There have been 1,053 recoveries with 51 deaths. Poinsett County has had 18 tested positive with seven recoveries. The county has had 94 negative tests...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded additional federal funds to hospitals and health care providers across Arkansas to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants—totaling $45,092,991—come from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which became law with the support of the Arkansas delegation. ...

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8. As a professional association that serves Arkansas teachers, and as parents and educators ourselves, we at the Arkansas State Teachers Association have the utmost confidence in the women and men serving our state’s students. ...

Governor Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, announced Monday that Arkansas has reached more than 3,100 positive COVID-19 cases, with 52 deaths statewide. There are 94 new cases (20 in Cummins Unit), 3,111cases statewide, 1,146 recoveries, 104 hospitalizations, 20 on ventilators, 52 deaths and 159 recoveries in last 24 hours. When it comes to testing, Governor Hutchinson said 2% of the state’s population will be tested by May...