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State sees 1,476 new covid cases, largest 1-day increase in 5 months
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Andy Davis
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July 13, 2021 at 4:20 p.m.
Ed’Regina Barnes, a licensed practical nurse, gives Jakobe White, 16, his first dose of the Pfzier coronavirus vaccine Saturday, May 15, 2021 during a vaccination clinic at Dunbar Community Center in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Tuesday by 1,476 - the largest one-day increase in new cases in more than five months - while the number of patients hospitalized in the state with the virus topped 600 for the first time since Feb. 20.
The state also reported an additional 15 covid-19 deaths, the most in a day since March 30, bringing the state's toll to 5,970.