LITTLE ROCK, Ark — The number of people hospitalized in Arkansas with the coronavirus hit a record-high on Sunday of 576.
The Arkansas Department of Health said the number of people hospitalized rose by 22. Hospitalizations from COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, reached records levels Tuesday through Friday before dropping by six on Saturday.
The health department on Sunday reported 613 new cases for a total of 92,833 confirmed and probable cases.
With 17 more deaths, the number of confirmed and probable deaths in the state so far rose to 1,569.
