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Arkansas sees over 1,300 new COVID cases, 72 deaths in two day span

On Sunday, Arkansas reported 1,305 new COVID cases in the state, along with 72 more deaths over a two day span.

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Wearing layers of protective gear, RN Taylor Perri prepares her equipment tray for the next patient as she works in the COVID-19 ward at UF Health's downtown in Jacksonville, Fla., campus Friday, July 30, 2021. The second surge of COVID-19 infections in Jacksonville is stretching the capacity of area medical facilities to care for patients. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Sunday, Arkansas reported 1,305 new COVID cases in the state, along with 72 more deaths over a two day span.

Active cases in the state continue to decline as Arkansas' active known cases dropped below 10,000 for the first time since Dec. 26, 2021.

At the peak of the omicron variant, the state reached a record-high of 1,819 hospitalizations, but now numbers continue to decline following the surge.

The state officially surpassed more than 10,000 deaths as a result of the virus on Feb. 12, 2022.

Key facts to know:

Total cases: 819,426 (+1,305)
Active cases: 6,069 (-686)
Total deaths: 10,497 (+72)
Fully vaccinated: 1,566,669 (+899)
Hospitalized: 465 (-84)
On ventilators: 60 (-24)

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A total of 10,497 people have died in Arkansas due to the virus and over 1.56 million have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus.