COVID-19 cases in the community August 29, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Sunday, August 29, 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

4,839 cases (+11)

199 active cases (+/- 0)

4,520 recoveries (+11)

118 deaths (+0)

39,886 tests performed

35,047 negative test results

23,544 vaccine doses administered (+72)

32.8% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 202 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Sunday including 72 in intensive care units and 53 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the in the region Sunday, out of a total of 6,442 pediatric cases identified in the region.

Arkansas

449,383 cases (+787)

79,449 pediatric cases

24,115 active cases (-582)

6,956 active pediatric cases

418,275 recoveries (+1,344)

6,879 deaths (+25)

4,516,077 tests performed

4,047,347 negative test results

1,257 hospitalized; 513 in ICUs; 344 on ventilator support

2,679,351 vaccine doses administered (+6,713)

1,208,775 Arkansans fully immunized (+4,206)

United States

38782,944 cases

637,370 deaths

World

216,304,921 cases

4,499,379 deaths

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One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas

Union County

Cases: 689

Active cases: 87

Deaths: 20

Arkansas

Cases: 60,378

Active cases: 5,473

Deaths: 772

Hospitalizations: 384

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