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

Below are the number of COVID-19 cases, active cases, and deaths recorded on Thursday, September 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

5,255 cases (+36)

170 active cases (+9)

4,957 recoveries (+27)

126 deaths (+0)

42,157 tests performed

36,902 negative test results

25,153 vaccine doses administered (+67)

35.6% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 183 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Thursday including 91 in intensive care units and 50 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the in the region Thursday, out of a total of 6,442 pediatric cases identified in the region.

Arkansas

480,934 cases (+1,824)

89,631 pediatric cases (+535)

16,401 active cases (-294)

4,789 active pediatric cases (-163)

457,019 recoveries (+2,085)

7,395 deaths (+33)

4,808,199 tests performed

4,305,848 negative test results

1,074 hospitalized; 456 in ICUs; 306 on ventilator support

2,821,781 vaccine doses administered (+7,021)

1,294,147 Arkansans fully immunized (+4,341)

United States

41,768,039 cases

669,831 deaths

World

226,921,100 cases

4,668,022 deaths

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One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas

Union County

Cases: 827

Active cases: 42

Deaths: 31

Arkansas

Cases: 72,219

Active cases: 5,911

Deaths: 1,157

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