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

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

5,300 cases (+3)

161 active cases (-7)

5,011 recoveries (+10)

126 deaths (+0)

42,459 tests performed

37,159 negative test results

25,396 vaccine doses administered (-12)

36% county population fully immunized

In the Southwest hospital region of the state, where Union County sits, 167 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 Sunday including 81 in intensive care units and 46 on ventilator support. Additionally, there were 375 pediatric COVID-19 cases active in the in the region Sunday, out of a total of 6,442 pediatric cases identified in the region.

Arkansas

485,056 cases (+739)

90,713 pediatric cases (+185)

15,774 active cases (-500)

4,375 active pediatric cases (-201)

461,712 recoveries (+1,248)

7,445 deaths (+11)

4,846,813 tests performed

4,340,006 negative test results

2,840,839 vaccine doses administered (+3,667)

1,306,044 Arkansans fully immunized (+2,272)

1,015 hospitalized; 445 in ICUs; 289 on ventilator support

United States

42,085,220 cases

673,761 deaths

World

228,432,429 cases

4,690,029 deaths

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One year ago: COVID in Union County and Arkansas

Union County

Cases: 839

Active cases: 30

Deaths: 31

Arkansas

Cases: 75,160

Active cases: 6,557

Deaths: 1,181

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