Arkansas

TexasTowelie

(120,827 posts) Sun Jul 12, 2020, 07:30 AM Jul 2020

State's virus cases climb 1,061 in day

Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose by 1,061 Saturday, setting a record for the number of cases added in a single day.

The state's cumulative case count increased to 27,864. The death toll from the virus, as tracked by the Department of Health, rose by six, to 319.

The number of Arkansans hospitalized with the virus increased by 10, to 412. Eighty-four of the patients were on ventilators, a number that hadn't changed from a day earlier.

"The record number of new cases is very concerning and may be the result of the July 4th celebrations," Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/12/states-virus-cases-climb-1061-in-day/?news

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State's virus cases climb 1,061 in day (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP

Hutchinson, another Republican that played politics with the virus. Looks like he lost too. dem4decades Jul 2020 #1

I remember when Republicans gab13by13 Jul 2020 #2

He needs to mandate masks, now. Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #3

and stop with the reopening schools WhiteTara Jul 2020 #4

Absolutely. If I had children at home, I wouldn't consider sending them to school as things stand. Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #5

ASAss won't mandate anything unless trump tells him to. calguy Jul 2020 #6

Asa has to check in to get permission to go to the bathroom in the morning. But LiberalArkie Jul 2020 #7

dem4decades

(12,780 posts)

1. Hutchinson, another Republican that played politics with the virus. Looks like he lost too.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 07:38 AM

Jul 2020

gab13by13

(28,132 posts)

2. I remember when Republicans

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 07:49 AM

Jul 2020

were mocking the Democratically controlled states virus outbreak at the onset, back when we didn't know as much about it. I remember how they politicized the virus. For my part, I take no glee in Republican led states now getting pummeled, I believe in karma.

Arkansas Granny

(32,024 posts)

3. He needs to mandate masks, now.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 08:18 AM

Jul 2020

WhiteTara

(30,751 posts)

4. and stop with the reopening schools

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:37 AM

Jul 2020

that will be worse than anyone can imagine.

Arkansas Granny

(32,024 posts)

5. Absolutely. If I had children at home, I wouldn't consider sending them to school as things stand.

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:01 AM

Jul 2020

calguy

(5,903 posts)

6. ASAss won't mandate anything unless trump tells him to.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:15 AM

Jul 2020

LiberalArkie

(18,239 posts)

7. Asa has to check in to get permission to go to the bathroom in the morning. But

Reply to calguy (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 07:05 PM

Jul 2020

What provoked the head to dept of Health to bail out?

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