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UAMS Releases New Short-Term Forecast, Examines Impact of COVID-19 on Children

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock released its latest COVID-19 forecaston July 30. Short-term models predict Arkansas will have a total of 55,000 coronavirus cases by Aug. 10. The report includes projections for hospitalizations, the need for intensive care and deaths, as well. It also examines the impact of COVID-19 on children and young adults as students get ready to return to school. For a video explaining the report, click here.

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