Here are the most up-to-date local, state, national and global statistics on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, August 6 based on data from the Arkansas Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
Confirmed cases in Union County: 464 (+6 from Wednesday)
Negative tests in Union County: 4,235 (+37 from Wednesday)
Recoveries in Union County: 365 (+6 from Wednesday)
Deaths in Union County: 17 (+0 from Wednesday)
Active cases in Union County: 82
Confirmed cases in Arkansas: 47,028 (+735 from Wednesday)
Negative tests in Arkansas: 497,335 (+4,527 from Wednesday)
COVID-19-related deaths in Arkansas: 515 (+7 from Wednesday)
COVID-19 recoveries in Arkansas: 39,555 (+707 from Wednesday)
Active cases in Arkansas: 6,958
Days since state reopening began: 94
Confirmed cases in the United States: 4,876,790 (+55,332 from Wednesday)
COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S.: 159,990 (+1,816 from Wednesday)
COVID-19 recoveries in the U.S.: 1,598,624 (+20,773 from Wednesday)
Confirmed cases worldwide: 18,986,629 (+258,929 from Wednesday)
COVID-19-related deaths worldwide: 712,334 (+6,290 from Wednesday)
COVID-19 recoveries worldwide: 11,477,834 (+177,132 from Wednesday)
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Editor's note: These statistics were last provided on August 5 at 9 p.m.