COVID-19 cases in the community Oct. 18, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Monday, Oct. 18, 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

5,713 cases (+4)

141 active cases (-5)

5,435 recoveries (+9)

135 deaths (+0)

45,551 tests performed

39,838 negative test results

27,117 vaccine doses administered (+16)

38.8% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 68 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Monday including 31 in intensive care units and 16 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

507,098 cases (+142)

96,677 pediatric cases (+30)

5,952 active cases (-617)

1,452 active pediatric cases (-183)

492,813 recoveries (+757)

8,202 deaths (+2)

5,150,998 tests performed

4,620,607 negative test results

477 hospitalized; 228 in ICUs; 145 on ventilator support

3,027,814 vaccine doses administered (+1,544)

1,373,695 Arkansans fully immunized (+627)

United States

45,008,990 cases

725,330 deaths

World

241,023,120 cases

4,903,196 deaths