There were 410 new cases and 16 deaths reported at today’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations have increased by 6.
Counties with more than 20 new cases include:
Sebastian-44
Pulaski-40
Washington-29
There were 4,675 tests conducted yesterday. There have been 101,999 tests conducted so far for the month of August.
The Arkansas Legislative Council PEER Subcommittee approved a motion to transfer $95 million of CARES Act funding to the Arkansas Rural Connect program. The program will be used for grant awards to deploy, complete, or improve broadband infrastructure across Arkansas.

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