COVID-19 cases in the community August 24, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Union County, Arkansas, the United States and the world. Additionally, local and state testing, recovery, hospitalization and vaccine information is provided.

The data was gathered from the Arkansas Department of Health for Union County and Arkansas, and from Johns Hopkins University for the U.S. and world.

Union County

4,724 cases (+16)

164 active cases (+0)

4,440 recoveries (+16)

118 deaths (+0)

39,181 tests performed

34,457 negative test results

22,835 vaccine doses administered (+122)

31.4% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 227 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Tuesday, including 81 in intensive care units and 57 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

438,465 cases (+2,233)

23,128 active cases (-448)

408,474 recoveries (+2,626)

6,749 deaths (+45)

4,425,781 tests performed

3,968,562 negative test results

1,367 hospitalized; 550 in ICUs; 343 on ventilator support

2,604,046 vaccine doses administered (+10,950)

1,171,949 Arkansans fully immunized (+6,006)

United States

37,980,821 cases

629,891 deaths

World

212,892,985 cases

4,447,156 deaths