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Arkansas

LiberalArkie

(15,708 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2020, 02:48 PM Mar 2020

96 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Arkansas

1:40 p.m.

The Department of Finance and Administration has advanced $30 million to help get advanced materials Arkansas needs for the future, such as personal protective equipment.

Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, of the 96 cases, 8 are kids, 26 are adults 65 and older, 62 are age 19-64.

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https://www.thv11.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-arkansas-covid-19-updates/91-2cd555e7-4868-4232-b16c-e78ed387a8a2

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96 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Arkansas (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2020 OP

Arkansas (96) is near the size of Uruguay (94) sanatanadharma Mar 2020 #1

It's jumping up 30 cases a day WhiteTara Mar 2020 #2

sanatanadharma

(3,696 posts)

1. Arkansas (96) is near the size of Uruguay (94)

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:26 PM

Mar 2020

As of last night, Uruguay is reporting 94 confirmed cases.

Uruguay 176,215 sq km, population 3.4 million people
Arkansas 134,856 sq km, population 3 million people

WhiteTara

(29,699 posts)

2. It's jumping up 30 cases a day

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 03:26 PM

Mar 2020

On the 16th there were 46, four days later more than doubled. That was my last trip out this morning for some very long time.

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