Here are the most up-to-date local, state, national and global statistics on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 8 based on data from the Arkansas Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University.
Confirmed cases in Union County: 478 (+6 from Friday)
Negative tests in Union County: 4,333 (+47 from Friday)
Recoveries in Union County: 381 (+6 from Friday)
Deaths in Union County: 17 (+0 from Friday)
Active cases in Union County: 80
Confirmed cases in Arkansas: 48,811 (+772 from Friday)
Negative tests in Arkansas: 509,263 (+5,779 from Friday)
COVID-19-related deaths in Arkansas: 535 (+14 from Friday)
COVID-19 recoveries in Arkansas: 40,977 (+617 from Friday)
Active cases in Arkansas: 7,299
Days since state reopening began: 96
Confirmed cases in the United States: 4,989,976 (+61,174 from Friday)
COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S.: 162,304 (+1,252 from Friday)
COVID-19 recoveries in the U.S.: 1,643,118 (+19,248 from Friday)
Confirmed cases worldwide: 19,486,171 (+219,765 from Friday)
COVID-19-related deaths worldwide: 723,693 (+5,163 from Friday)
COVID-19 recoveries worldwide: 11,822,887 (+151,634 from Friday)
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Editor's note: These statistics were last provided on August 7 at 8 p.m.