Here are the most up-to-date local, state, national and global statistics on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5 based on data from the Arkansas Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
Confirmed cases in Union County: 458 (+6 from Tuesday)
Negative tests in Union County: 4,198 (+27 from Tuesday)
Recoveries in Union County: 359 (+6 from Tuesday)
Deaths in Union County: 17 (+0 from Tuesday)
Active cases in Union County: 82
Confirmed cases in Arkansas: 46,293 (+912 from Tuesday)
Negative tests in Arkansas: 492,808 (+4,290 from Tuesday)
COVID-19-related deaths in Arkansas: 508 (+18 from Tuesday)
COVID-19 recoveries in Arkansas: 38,848 (+848 from Tuesday)
Active cases in Arkansas: 6,937
Days since state reopening began: 92
Confirmed cases in the United States: 4,821,458 (+52,631 from Tuesday)
COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S.: 158,174 (+1,403 from Tuesday)
COVID-19 recoveries in the U.S.: 1,577,851 (+261,106 from Tuesday)
Confirmed cases worldwide: 18,727,700 (+287,858 from Tuesday)
COVID-19-related deaths worldwide: 706,044 (+6,910 from Tuesday)
COVID-19 recoveries worldwide: 11,300,702 (+242,385 from Tuesday)
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Editor's note: These statistics were last provided on August 4 at 10:30 p.m.