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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%