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Beyond the Ozarks

COVID-19 Patients Becoming Younger in Arkansas

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published August 3, 2021 at 12:21 PM CDT

New data analysis from Arkansas Covid revelas a steady rise in virus cases among children ten and younger in Arkansas.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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