COVID-19 cases in the community Oct. 16, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Saturday, Oct. 16, 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

5,672 cases (+4)

120 active cases (+1)

5,415 recoveries (+3)

135 deaths (+0)

45,311 tests performed

39,639 negative test results

9.1% seven-day positivity rate

27,022 vaccine doses administered (+16)

7.6% county population partially immunized

38.7% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 67 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Saturday including 29 in intensive care units and 17 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

506,573 cases (+562)

96,606 pediatric cases (+136)

6,779 active cases (+26)

1,715 active pediatric cases (-9)

491,468 recoveries (+533)

8,195 deaths (+3)

5,125,745 tests performed

4,595,951 negative test results

7.1% seven-day positivity rate

462 hospitalized; 227 in ICUs; 133 on ventilator support

3,955,230 vaccine doses received

3,023,647 vaccine doses administered (+8,464)

285,757 Arkansans partially immunized

1,372,045 Arkansans fully immunized (+2,712)

89,893 Arkansans with third vaccine doses

United States

44,910,637 cases

724,127 deaths

World

240,310,737 cases

4,893,188 deaths