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

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

5,273 cases (+18)

170 active cases (+/-0)

4,975 recoveries (+18)

126 deaths (+0)

42,267 tests performed

36,994 negative test results

25,243 vaccine doses administered (+90)

35.8% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 176 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Friday including 93 in intensive care units and 52 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the in the region Friday, out of a total of 6,442 pediatric cases identified in the region.

Arkansas

482,743 cases (+1,809)

90,163 pediatric cases (+532)

16,308 active cases (-93)

4,728 active pediatric cases (+61)

458,900 recoveries (+1,881)

7,412 deaths (+17)

4,824,378 tests performed

4,320,078 negative test results

999 hospitalized; 469 in ICUs; 298 on ventilator support

2,828,989 vaccine doses administered (+7,208)

1,298,517 Arkansans fully immunized (+4,370)

United States

41,930,539 cases

672,024 deaths

World

227,501,617 cases

4,676,983 deaths

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One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas

Union County

Cases: 833

Active cases: 38

Deaths: 31

Arkansas

Cases: 73,211

Active cases: 6,100

Deaths: 1,166

Hospitalizations: 383

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