Governor Hutchinson 7/30/2020 COVID Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTMXDybMD8
>Up 791 new cases to 41,559
>Down 4 to 504 hospitalizations
> Up 8 to 442 deaths
> 6580 active cases
> Testing- 5598
> Top counties: Pulaski 73, Sebastian 57, Benton 47, Garland 44, Washinton 37, Independence 34, Jefferson 31, Pope 30, Craighead 29, Mississippi 23, Faulker 21
> Positivity rate hovering around 10%
> 181,456 cumulative tests in July 2020, about 6% of the population
> Total number of antigen testing (95% accurate) = 5,084 tests done since June- 4,506 (89%) negative, 548 (11%) positive, 3 (0%) inconclusive
> Want to get antigen test equipment out to communities- will help with going back to school.
> 791 new cases- 32 correctional, 759 community cases
> 6,580 active cases- 77 nursing home cases, 3169 correctional facility cases, 6184 community cases
> 34,737 recovered. An increase of nearly 800 from yesterday
> Now hospitals/physicians can decide if someone who needs to have elective surgery done, if they have to get a COVID test.
> Active cases will be listed on the ACHI website
> Over 100 communities. More than 400 communities that have at least one active case.
> Siloam Springs has 66 active cases currently. https://achi.net/covid19/
> Tomorrow- will have an update on contact sports for the fall. Include cheerleading, volleyball, football.