Virus Hospitalizations Continue to Rise

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published January 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM CST

Our news today includes Arkansas hospitals continue to experience a surge of COVID-19 patients. Plus the observations connected to Arkansas and the National Day of Racial Healing.

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