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Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock reported a record number of pediatric patients this week suffering from COVID-19.
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As Arkansas is experiencing a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases, with more than 2,800 new cases reported Thursday, kids are being impacted like never before in the pandemic. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he was especially concerned about the increase in pediatric cases while announcing he was reinstating a public health emergency for the state.
Only people who are 12 and older can get vaccinated, which is a concern as schools are only a few weeks away from starting a new academic year. The latest variant is making a growing number of children sick, with Arkansas Children’s Hospital this week reporting its largest number of patients with COVID-19.
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Show Transcript COMMUNITY BUILDING AT 11 AM. THE SCHOOL YEAR IS LSES THAN A MONTH AWAY AND WITH A DRAMACTI RISE IN COVID-19 CASES THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE AND LITTLE ROCK ANNOUNCED THAT ALL CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE WILL NOW REQUIRE FACE MASKS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. IT WILLE B STUDENTS THAT ARE AGE FOUR ANDP U WILL BE WEARING THE MASKS AND THAT REALLY DOES APPLY TO WHETHER YOU’RE VACCINATED OR UNVACCINATED SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN FAYETTEVILLE IS PREPARING TO WELCOME BACK 350 STUDENTS FROM PRE-K TO EIGHTH GRADE ON AUGUST 16TH THE DECISION TO START THE YEAR AND FACE MASKS COMES AS COVID CASES CONTAINED TO CLIMB IN THE NATURAL STATE OUR KIDS. I THINK THEY GET IT. I THINK OUR KSID UNDERSTAND. THIS IS A COMPASSIONATE CHOICE. THIS IS A POSITIVE HEALTH CHOICE AND THEY UND
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By Martin Savidge, Jason Morris and Eric Levenson, CNN
Arkansas Children’s hospitals report a record number of children are hospitalized with Covid-19 as the illness continues to prey upon the state’s unvaccinated population.
The hospitals, located in Little Rock and Springdale, said 24 pediatric patients were hospitalized with Covid-19 on Wednesday, a 50% increase over any previous peak during the pandemic. Of the 24 children, seven are in intensive care and two are on ventilators, the hospital said. More than half of them could have been vaccinated anyone 12 and over is eligible for a free shot but none of those hospitalized had done so.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) â Arkansas reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases Tuesday and its hospitalizations surpassed 1,000 as Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he was considering calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to revisit the state s ban on schools requiring face masks.
The state Department of Health reported virus cases rose by 2,052 to 378,023 total since the pandemic began, and the number of people in the hospital due to COVID-19 grew by 45 to 1,025. The state reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths.
The hospitalizations were the state s highest since Jan. 27. The state reported 387 COVID-19 patients in intensive care and 205 on ventilators. Only 3% of the state s intensive care unit beds and 20% of its hospital beds are available.