COVID-19 cases in the community Oct. 20, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 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

5,738 cases (+12)

153 active cases (+3)

5,446 recoveries (+8)

137 deaths (+1)

35,722 tests performed

29,984 negative test results

27,226 vaccine doses administered (+93)

39% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 56 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Wednesday including 25 in intensive care units and 18 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

508,431 cases (+672)

97,070 pediatric cases (+192)

5,781 active cases (-71)

1,414 active pediatric cases (-4)

494,287 recoveries (+733)

8,230 deaths (+9)

5,169,938 tests performed

4,638,141 negative test results

451 hospitalized; 199 in ICUs; 123 on ventilator support

3,041,401 vaccine doses administered (+6,332)

1,378,992 Arkansans fully immunized (+2,251)

United States

45,189,652 cases

729,885 deaths

World

241,918,276 cases

4,919,134 deaths

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One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas

Union County

Cases: 1,081

Active cases: 36

Deaths: 47

Arkansas

Cases: 100,441

Active cases: 8,422

Deaths: 1,728

Hospitalizations: 627

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