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Arkansas hospital hits new peak of COVID-19 patients

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has reached a new peak of COVID-19 patients at the hospital.

UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson on Monday tweeted that the number of the hospital’s 66 COVID-19 patients surpasses the record it reached in January when it had 63.

The Department of Health said the number of people hospitalized statewide with COVID-19 rose by 44 on Sunday to 919. The state’s COVID-19 cases rose by 1,022 and its deaths increased by six. The rolling average number of daily new cases in the state has increased by 161 percent over the past two weeks.


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