The mask mandate has been lifted along with other cautionary restrictions that were commonplace for more than 12 months beginning when the COVID-19 pandemic hit AR.
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The winter storm that inundated the Mid-South this month brought snow and below-zero temperatures to Arkansas. What followed were warnings from officials to stay inside if at all possible.
As a result, COVID-19 cases could drop, according to Lee Johnson, Fort Smith EMS medical director. You’ve had this week where we’ve been forced, because of the weather conditions and the road conditions, to be relatively isolated, Johnson said. Certainly, that’s going to have an effect on the spread of COVID in our environment.”
Since mid-January, Arkansas has been on the decline for active COVID cases the state had 667 new cases Wednesday, just 18% of the Jan. 6 high of 3,705. The decline follows what Gov. Asa Hutchinson said would be a rough month for the state following Christmas and New Year s Eve.
Baptist Health Fort Smith remodels pediatric unit thanks to donation
The unit was remodeled thanks to a donation from the Baptist Health Fort Smith Auxiliary, and the creativity of a local nurse. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 1:22 PM CST December 11, 2020
FORT SMITH, Ark Baptist Health Fort Smith has opened a newly remodeled pediatric unit. The unit was remodeled thanks to a donation from the Baptist Health Fort Smith Auxiliary, and the creativity of a local nurse.
“The auxiliary has always been able to fund the free valet service at the hospital, but with COVID-19 we’ve had to temporarily suspend that service,” said Alice Swaim, auxiliary president. “We saw this time as an opportunity to support the hospital and its patients in other ways. When the opportunity to create this beautiful space came up, we were excited to be a part of it.