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May 14, 2024

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Ouachita County recorded its 127th COVID-19 death on Saturday – the second consecutive day with a pandemic death in the five-county area of South Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Active case numbers were down in Columbia County, unchanged in Lafayette County, and up in Nevada, Ouachita and Union counties.

COVID-19 Metrics for Columbia County

Total Cumulative Cases: 6,793

Total Active Cases: 11. Down four since Friday.

Total Recovered Cases: 6,677

Total Deaths: 105. Last death recorded January 29.

COVID-19 Metrics for Lafayette County

Total Cumulative Cases: 1,509

Total Active Cases: 3. No change since Friday.

Total Recovered Cases: 1,475

Total Deaths: 30. Last death recorded March 30.

COVID-19 Metrics for Nevada County

Total Cumulative Cases: 2,773

Total Active Cases: 9. Up four since Friday.

Total Recovered Cases: 2,717

Total Deaths: 47. Last death recorded March 10.

COVID-19 Metrics for Ouachita County

Total Cumulative Cases: 6,779

Total Active Cases: 12. Up one since Friday.

Total Recovered Cases: 6,640

Total Deaths: 127. Up one since Friday.

COVID-19 Metrics for Union County

Total Cumulative Cases: 11,299

Total Active Cases: 25. Up four since Friday.

Total Recovered Cases: 11,068

Total Deaths: 204. Last death recorded January 29.

STATEWIDE FIGURES

Total COVID-19 cases, includes all confirmed and probable cases: 1,007,381

Number of new cases reported in the last 24 hours: 181, down 136 since Friday.

Recovered cases: 991,299

Deaths: 13,032, up five since Friday.

Testing Data for Columbia County

Tests per 1,000 individuals

PCR Percent Positivity: 11.84%

Antigen Percent Positivity: 12.09%

Total Positive Tests: 7041

PCR Positives: 3356

Antigen Positives: 3685

Total Negative Tests: 51805

PCR Negatives: 24998

Antigen Negatives: 26807

Total Tests: 58846

Private Lab Tests: 53756

Public Lab Tests: 4843

COVID-19 Vaccinations for Columbia County

Total Number of Doses: 30,118

Percent of Population Partially Immunized: 10.1%

Percent of Population Fully Immunized: 52.0%