Stories from Tuesday, May 5, 2020

As of 8:15 a.m. this morning, the Arkansas Department of Health's website has 3,469 (1,428 active) positive tests with 2,041 recoveries and 80 deaths. There have been 54,608 tested with 51,139 being negative. Poinsett County has had 23 positive cases with 11 recoveries and two deaths. There have been 130 tested negative...

Governor Asa Hutchinson has extended the state of emergency connected to the coronavirus for 45 days. It had been set to expire on May 21. During his news conference, the governor also announced that restrictions on out-of-state travelers from states that are not deemed “hot spots” were being lifted...