COVID-19 cases in the community Oct. 9, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Saturday, Oct. 9, 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

5,578 cases (+9)

96 active cases (-3)

5,351 recoveries (+12)

129 deaths (+0)

44,717 tests performed

39,139 negative test results

9.2% seven-day positivity rate

26,711 vaccine doses administered (+61)

7.6% county population partially immunized

38.2% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 102 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Saturday including 44 in intensive care units and 22 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

502,405 cases (+887)

95,561 pediatric cases (+122)

7,833 active cases (+166)

2,032 active pediatric cases (-56)

486,613 recoveries (+700)

7,831 deaths (+21)

5,068,347 tests performed

4,542,931 negative test results

7.7% seven-day positivity rate

553 hospitalized; 267 in ICUs; 171 on ventilator support

3,908,370 vaccine doses received

2,984,281 vaccine doses administered (+9,694)

1,359,599 Arkansans fully immunized (+2,901)

287,494 Arkansans partially immunized

72,849 Arkansans with third doses

United States

44,306,695 cases

712,856 deaths

World

237,468,672 cases

4,845,844 deaths