COVID-19 cases in the community Oct. 22, 2021

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Friday, Oct. 22, 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

5,749 cases (+6)

153 active cases (-1)

5,457 recoveries (+7)

137 deaths (+0)

45,865 tests performed

40,116 negative test results

27,387 vaccine doses administered (+85)

39.2% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 46 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Friday including 22 in intensive care units and 16 on ventilator support.

Arkansas

509,559 cases (+622)

97,360 pediatric cases (+148)

5,694 active cases (+33)

1,384 active pediatric cases (+2)

495,475 recoveries (+571)

8,255 deaths (+18)

5,191,869 tests performed

4,658,871 negative test results

414 hospitalized; 175 in ICUs; 123 on ventilator support

3,054,187 vaccine doses administered (+5,583)

1,382,017 Arkansans fully immunized (+675)

United States

45,364,557 cases

734,889 deaths

World

242,870,434 cases

4,935,686 deaths