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0000017d-2122-dd26-adfd-e56710ac0000IMPORTANT RESOURCESArkansas Department of Health's COVID-19 Update PageADH Coronavirus Hotline: 1-800-803-7847 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F) After normal business hours, urgent calls needing immediate response call 501-661-2136Gov. Asa Hutchinson's statewide mask mandate goes into effect July 20

More Information for Daily COVID-19 Updates

As we enter the seventh month of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting Arkansas, KUAF has decided to sunset regular updates to the COVID-19 Updates and Local Information page. There are many outlets dedicating time and resources to provide daily updates and more in-depth information that we encourage you to seek out. Below is a list of those sites, but is in no way comprehnesive.

Arkansas Department of Health - An overview of statewide numbers, contact tracing, county-by-county information, testing events, directives and guidances and more are updated daily on the Arkansas Dept. of Health's website. 

ArkansasCovid.com - Daily updates on statewide information and county-by-county information on new cases, probably cases, positivity rates, hospitalization data and more. This site is now being maintained and updated by the School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas. 

Daily Updates from Governor Asa Hutchinson - The Governor's twitter account gives daily numbers, as well as information regarding mandates, recommendations and testing numbers. 

The John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center - Information by country, state and county maps, updated daily. 

Arkansas' Division of Elementary and Secondary Education COVID-19 Information - Regularly updated resources from the Arkansas Department of Education on policies for in-school instruction, phone numbers for COVID-19 support and reporting, resources for parents and more. 

Leigh Wood was the General Manager of KUAF from August 2019 to February 2024. She also produced several KUAF podcasts including Resilient Black Women, The R Word and RefleXions.