![]() Of the 80 patients it had on Thursday, 10 were in the intensive care unit. The key difference now, Taylor said, is that the omicron variant is not making people as sick as the delta variant was last summer. On the same day last week, UAMS had 50 patients, Taylor said. We just increase by more and more and more patients every day,” she said in an interview with KUAR News. “It doesn't look like this number is slowing down. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock reached 80 patients being treated for COVID-19 on Thursday, matching its previous all-time high set last summer, said spokesperson Leslie Taylor. The number of patients on ventilators grew by three to 170. 66 additional hospitalizations Thursday brought the total statewide to 1,251. The number of people hospitalized remains relatively small, but is growing steadily, further straining facilities already struggling with employee shortages. Hutchinson noted the number of tests reported Thursday also reached with a new high, with 16,650 PCR tests and 4,905 antigen tests conducted. People are also continuing to line up at testing sites like hospitals. “We are expecting additional supplies based upon the state’s purchase of at-home tests.” ![]() Officials say the tests have been snatched up quickly at locations like local health units and hospitals. The actual number of cases is likely higher as the state this week began distributing hundreds of thousands of free rapid at-home tests, with results typically not reported to authorities. The number of active cases has grown to nearly 80,000 people, according to the Department of Health. The state reported nearly 13,000 new infections on Thursday, setting another record for the second day in a row. ![]() Cases of COVID-19 continue expanding rapidly in Arkansas. ![]()
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