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Hot Springs / Garland County COVID-19 Task Force Related Reports Archive
- (9/13/21) - COVID statics trending downward, but vigilance should remain high
- (9/7/21) - New data highlights delta's higher youth hospitalization rates
- (8/30/21) - Delta variant continues to challenge hospitals and schools
- (8/23/21) - COVID numbers down slightly, but risk remains high
- (8/16/21) - COVID claims 15 lives over weekend in Hot Springs
- (8/9/21) - Record case numbers force hospitals to expand ICU capacity
- (8/2/21) - Districts plan for challenging start to school year
- (7/26/21) - Community facing 'major crisis' from COVID Delta variant
- (7/12/21) - Delta variant fueling COVID 'super spike'
- (6/21/21) - Local hospitals treating younger COVID patients
- (6/7/21) - Task Force continues to promote need for vaccines
- (5/17/21) - Garland County COVID numbers remain low
- (5/3/21) - Business leaders encouraged to help in vaccination efforts
- (4/20/21) - County's vaccination efforts have saved lives
- (4/12/21) - COVID task force concerned over waning interest in vaccines
- (4/5/21) - COVID task force promoting vaccinations and use of face masks
- (3/29/21) - COVID task force hopes to increase percentage of vaccinated residents
- (3/23/21) - COVID vaccine hesitancy could slow county's return to normalcy
- (3/15/21) - COVID vaccine effectiveness shown locally from Phase 1-A participants
- (3/8/21) - COVID cases continue decline, but vigilance needed 'to get to zero'
- (3/1/21) - Mitigation efforts, now guidelines, will continue
- (2/22/21) - Low testing numbers due to weather skews statistics
- (2/15/21) - Weather inhibits COVID testing
- (2/8/21) - COVID cases increase; positivity rate and active cases hold steady
- (2/1/21) - COVID cases continue decline, but vigilance should remain
- (1/26/21) - COVID numbers trending downward as vaccinations continue
- (1/18/21) - High COVID numbers continue, but may be nearing peak
- (1/11/21) - Record-setting trend continues to strain hospitals
- (1/4/21) - Cases and hospitalizations continue post-holiday rise
- (12/28/20) - Hospitals at highest levels as task force dissuades COVID fatigue
- (12/21/20) - Garland County begins inoculating healthcare workers
- (12/14/20) - Garland County COVID-19 numbers 'off the charts'
- (12/7/20) - Shorter quarantine guidelines for non-symptomatic close contacts
- (11/30/20) - Hospitals in Hot Springs seeing their highest numbers of pandemic
- (11/23/20) - COVID task force urges adherence to recommendations this holiday
- (11/16/20) - More pandemic records set locally; 'it's everywhere'
- (11/10/20) - Past week's new case count total reached all-time high
- (10/26/20) - Garland County's active case count reaches all-time high
- (10/19/20) - Garland County's active cases and COVID-19 deaths rise in past week
- (10/08/20) - Garland County showing signs of plateauing
- (09/28/20) - State and local health officials dissuade Covid fatigue
- (09/21/20) - No jump in cases following latest holiday weekend
- (09/15/20) - Schools seeking prospective substitute teachers and bus drivers
- (09/08/20) - Superintendents remind families of quarantine guidelines
- (08/31/20) - Task force seeks to clarify state's quarantine and isolation guidelines
- (08/26/20) - Garland County new COVID cases and test numbers down
- (08/20/20) - Garland County COVID numbers have plateaued
- (08/10/20) - Garland County COVID trend continues in right direction
- (07/21/20) - Garland County virus cases more than double in past week
- (07/14/20) - Garland County positivity rate rises to 6.4%
- (07/10/20) - Garland County positivity rate cut in half from previous week
- (07/01/20) - Increase of 50 new active COVID-19 cases in Garland County
- (06/23/20) - New COVID-19 cases in Garland County stabilize
- (06/16/20) - Garland County has increase of 20 new active COVID-19 cases
- (06/09/20) - Garland County seemingly ready for Phase 2 of reopening
- (06/02/20) - Active COVID-19 cases in Garland County staying low
- (05/20/20) - Four additional COVID-19 testing locations in Garland County
- (05/13/20) - COVID-19 testing site opening at Walmart in Hot Springs
- (05/12/20) - ’Hyper vigilance’ needed for next few weeks to maintain positive trend (COVID-19 Task Force)
- (05/06/20) - Hot Springs/Garland County COVID-19 Task Force: UAMS to bring free COVID-19 testing unit on May 11
- (04/28/20) - Garland County COVID-19 positive test result percentages dropping
- (04/21/20) - COVID-19 testing in Garland County continues to mitigate the spread
- (04/14/20) - Garland County has more testing per capita than any other county in the state
- (04/07/20) - Area first responders bracing for projected late April COVID-19 peak
- (03/30/20) - Task force; Non-emergency callers should call COVID-19 hotline
- (03/23/20) - Local authorities brace for rise in COVID-19 cases
- (03/19/20) - Local call center/hotline and evaluation centers operational
- (03/17/20) - Task force developing drive-thru COVID-19 clinics
- (03/13/20) - Task force monitoring COVID-19