How Arkansas school districts are trying to ensure safety in the fall
While hospitalizations and cases continue to rise in Arkansas, worry is starting to sink in for school administrators for when students head back in the fall. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 5:59 PM CDT July 13, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. While hospitalizations and cases continue to rise here in our state, worry is starting to sink in for when kids head back to school.
Both administrators and doctors said they are concerned about the start of the school year, but there are steps they (and you) can take at home before that bell rings in August.
How Arkansas schools are trying to ensure safety in the fall
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Friday was the third consecutive day that new COVID-19 cases in Arkansas topped 1,000, and the rise in active cases in the past three days has risen more than 27%, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH).
ADH numbers show 1,000 new cases on Wednesday, 1,210 on Thursday and 1,155 on Friday. The state’s cumulative number of cases is 355,462, and active cases rose by 673 on Friday to 6,605, which is 27.2% more than the 5,192 on Wednesday. Deaths rose by 4 to 5,948, and hospitalizations rose by 16 to 497.
The Health Policy Board of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) issued a statement Friday explaining the danger of the more transmissible COVID Delta variant and urging Arkansans to get vaccinated.