COVID-19 cases in the community Oct. 17, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Sunday, Oct. 17, 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

5,709 cases (+37)

146 active cases (+26)

5,426 recoveries (+11)

135 deaths (+0)

45,499 tests performed

39,790 negative test results

27,101 vaccine doses administered (+79)

38.8% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 69 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Sunday including 34 in intensive care units and 19 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

506,956 cases (+383)

96,647 pediatric cases (+41)

6,569 active cases (-210)

1,635 active pediatric cases (-80)

492,056 recoveries (+588)

8,200 deaths (+5)

5,142,889 tests performed

4,612,686 negative test results

462 hospitalized; 230 in ICUs; 133 on ventilator support

3,026,270 vaccine doses administered (+2,623)

1,373,068 Arkansans fully immunized (+1,023)

United States

44,927,783 cases

724,177 deaths

World

240,627,023 cases

4,897,649 deaths