Craighead County amongst prime counties for brand new COVID-19 infections

COVID-19 circumstances are on the rise in Arkansas and Craighead County in Northeast Arkansas is among the many prime for brand new circumstances within the state. The Arkansas Division of Well being reported there have been 9,494 new circumstances of the virus statewide over the last week.

No less than 33 new deaths have been reported over the last seven days elevating the whole to 11,643 because the illness started to unfold across the state in March 2020.

The current rise in circumstances is being attributed to the unfold of the Omicron subvariant referred to as BA.5, in response to the Facilities for Illness Management (CDC). This new subvariant seems to be extra transmissible than earlier variants of the illness, however it doesn’t look like extra lethal than different types of the virus.

Waning immunity to vaccines, folks congregating in trip spots, and the elimination of lockdown measures that have been utilized to sluggish the unfold of the virus are among the many different elements which can be resulting in the brand new wave of infections.

Because the begin of the pandemic, greater than 1 million People have died from the COVID-19. The every day nationwide common for circumstances is simply above 126,000, whereas the common variety of deaths reported every day has hovered round 335, in response to the CDC. There have been nearly 90 million confirmed circumstances of the illness within the U.S. since March 2020.

Craighead County had 494 reported new circumstances and two new deaths. The variety of circumstances is the third highest for any county within the state, trailing solely Pulaski (1,411) and Washington (611) counties. Because the pandemic started, the county has registered greater than 40,200 confirmed circumstances with 338 deaths.

Mississippi County has 246 energetic circumstances, and because the pandemic started, a minimum of 214 there have died from the illness. In close by Crittenden County, there are 219 energetic circumstances and 227 reported deaths since early 2020.

Greene County has 245 energetic circumstances and 182 complete reported deaths. Independence County has 229 energetic circumstances and reportedly 215 have died from the illness.