There were 787 new cases, 6 deaths, and an increase of 7 hospitalizations reported Wednesday.
The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:
Chicot-152
Pulaski-82
Sebastian-43
Benton-33
Little River-30
Craighead-24
Mississippi-22
Washington-22
The Governor said 145 of the cases from Chicot County are from a correctional facility.
The number of tests completed in the last 24 hours was 4,519. The Governor said he voiced his concern about the decline of testing from commercial labs to the White House in a phone call yesterday. He said today that the White House told him the situation is expected to improve in August as production for supplies increases.