Here are the most up-to-date local, state, national and global statistics on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7 based on data from the Arkansas Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
Confirmed cases in Union County: 472 (+8 from Thursday)
Negative tests in Union County: 4,286 (+51 from Thursday)
Recoveries in Union County: 375 (+10 from Thursday)
Deaths in Union County: 17 (+0 from Thursday)
Active cases in Union County: 80
Confirmed cases in Arkansas: 48,039 (+1,011 from Thursday)
Negative tests in Arkansas: 503,484 (+6,149 from Thursday)
COVID-19-related deaths in Arkansas: 521 (+6 from Thursday)
COVID-19 recoveries in Arkansas: 40,360 (+805 from Thursday)
Active cases in Arkansas: 7,158
Days since state reopening began: 95
Confirmed cases in the United States: 4,928,802 (+52,012 from Thursday)
COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S.: 161,052 (+1,062 from Thursday)
COVID-19 recoveries in the U.S.: 1,623,870 (+25,246 from Thursday)
Confirmed cases worldwide: 19,266,406 (+279,777 from Thursday)
COVID-19-related deaths worldwide: 718,530 (+6,196 from Thursday)
COVID-19 recoveries worldwide: 11,671,253 (+193,419 from Thursday)
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Editor's note: These statistics were last provided on August 6 at 8 p.m.