COVID-19 cases in the community August 27, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Friday, August 27, 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

4,798 cases (+40)

170 active cases (+16)

4,508 recoveries (+24)

118 deaths (+0)

39,496 tests performed

34,698 negative test results

23,347 vaccine doses administered (+212)

32.3% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 219 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Friday including 80 in intensive care units and 52 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the region Friday.

Arkansas

446,430 cases (+2,866)

78,523 pediatric cases

24,228 active cases (+653)

6,789 active pediatric cases

415,252 recoveries (+2,183)

6,836 deaths (+30)

4,490,419 tests performed

4,024,810 negative test results

1,324 hospitalized; 507 in ICUs; 348 on ventilator support

2,658,885 vaccine doses administered (+11,179)

1,196,560 Arkansans fully immunized (+6,166)

United States

38,511,045 cases

634,520 deaths

World

215,117,765 cases

4,481,057 deaths