Coronavirus

ADH to commence pop-up COVID 19 testing in Columbia County The Columbia County Health Local Health Unit will conduct pop-up COVID 19 testing on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. by Rhett Gentry - October 9, 2020

Halloween recommendations from the Arkansas Department of Health As Arkansas reaches its seventh month of COVID 19 restrictions, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has released a Halloween guidance during the pandemic. T... by Rhett Gentry - October 9, 2020

House Democrats pass $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday night, a move that came as top-level talks on a ... by Andrew Taylor Associated Press - October 2, 2020

Trump, first lady test positive WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early today. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff from Wire Reports - October 2, 2020

Tracking the coronavirus in Columbia County While multiple institutions collect and report COVID-19 data, the reports based on those data that are produced by the ADH sometimes differ from the local insti... by Rhett Gentry - September 8, 2020

Arkansas lawmakers sue over state’s coronavirus restrictions LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A group of Republican lawmakers in Arkansas filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the state’s mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions... by AP - September 4, 2020

COVID-19 cases slowly rise at SAU as the university begins its second month According to the live data from the “Southern Arkansas University COVID-19 Data” website that was released by SAU, the University has not completed a day withou... by Rhett Gentry - September 4, 2020

UAMS to provide COVID-19 drive-up testing on Aug. 20 According to a news release from UAMS, drive-up COVID 19 testing will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the Magnolia Regional Medical Center. August 18, 2020

Nursing-home study finds surge in cases WASHINGTON -- Covid-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West, accord... by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - August 18, 2020

Sunday's new-case tally dips to 673 New covid-19 cases in Arkansas rose by 673 on Sunday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health, a decrease when compared with the 851 new cases reported t... by Joseph Flaherty - August 17, 2020

Governor: Don't relax virus caution Gov. Asa Hutchinson warned Monday that no area of the state should be "relaxed" toward his administration's public health guidelines, as active cases of coronav... by John Moritz, Jeannie Roberts - August 4, 2020

Arkansas sees 699 new virus cases as mandate takes effect Arkansas reported nearly 700 confirmed new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, the first day of a statewide mask mandate that’s drawn some resistance from local... by Associated Press - July 21, 2020

Governor issues state mandate requiring face covering in Arkansas effective Monday Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday during a COVID 19 update that he would sign an executive order mandating the use of face coverings in indoor and outd... by Staff Report - July 16, 2020

Starting Monday, Walmart to require masks at all its stores Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy th... by Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer - July 16, 2020

Local nursing home COVID-19 cases, deaths reported On Wednesday, the ADH reported that Springs of Magnolia/Community Compassion Center of Magnolia, located at 2642 N. Dudney Road, has had two residents die as a ... by Rhett Gentry - June 24, 2020