Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Saturday, August 28, 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
4,828 cases (+30)
199 active cases (+29)
4,509 recoveries (+1)
118 deaths (+0)
39,733 tests performed
34,905 negative test results
19.3% seven-day positivity
23,472 vaccine doses administered (+125)
32.6% county population fully immunized
9.4% county population partially immunized
In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 218 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Saturday including 83 in intensive care units and 55 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the in the region Saturday, out of a total of 6,442 pediatric cases identified in the region.
Arkansas
448,596 cases (+2,166)
79,214 pediatric cases (+691)
24,697 active cases (+469)
7,041 active pediatric cases (+252)
416,931 recoveries (+1,679)
6,854 deaths (+18)
4,508,214 tests performed
4,040,329 negative test results
12.7% seven-day positivity
1,272 hospitalized; 524 in ICUs; 342 on ventilator support
3,506,980 vaccine doses received
2,672,638 vaccine doses administered (+13,753)
1,204,569 Arkansans fully immunized (+8,009)
343,373 Arkansans partially immunized
9,949 Arkansans with third vaccine doses
United States
38,741,964 cases
637,138 deaths
World
215,821,827 cases
4,491,624 deaths
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One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas
Union County
Cases: 683
Active cases: 85
Deaths: 20
Arkansas
Cases: 59,563
Active cases: 5,496
Deaths: 756
Hospitalizations: 407