Arkansas lowered the age eligibility from 70 to 65, effective Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday.
“This will add 115,000 Arkansans to the roll to be vaccinated,” Hutchinson said.
Vaccines are available through many pharmacies and clinics located in every county. Call ahead and make an appointment or share your contact information at a pharmacy or clinic convenient to you.
Hutchinson said the state has an adequate supply of the vaccine for the expanded eligibility. The vaccine already has been made available to teachers, emergency workers, nursing home residents and staff, and people 70 years old and older.
“This does not mean that everybody 70 and plus has been vaccinated because they haven’t,” he said.
“We’ve made broad swaths of progress in these different categories in 1A and starting 1B but there’s always more to do in those categories,” he said, “but it is time to move to 65 plus.”
Southeast Arkansas Covid-19 Cases
Ashley County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,755
Confirmed Cases: 1,420
Probable Cases: 335
Total Active Cases: 33
Active Confirmed Cases: 19
Active Probable Cases: 14
Total Recovered Cases: 1,689
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 1,373
Recovered Probable Cases: 316
Total Deaths: 33
Confirmed Deaths: 28
Probable Deaths: 5
Bradley County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,320
Confirmed Cases: 972
Probable Cases: 348
Total Active Cases: 7
Active Confirmed Cases: 4
Active Probable Cases: 3
Total Recovered Cases: 1,282
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 951
Recovered Probable Cases: 331
Total Deaths: 31
Confirmed Deaths: 17
Probable Deaths: 14
Chicot County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,584
Confirmed Cases: 1,445
Probable Cases: 139
Total Active Cases: 6
Active Confirmed Cases: 6
Active Probable Cases:
Total Recovered Cases: 1,538
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 1,402
Recovered Probable Cases: 136
Total Deaths: 40
Confirmed Deaths: 37
Probable Deaths: 3
Cleveland County
Total Cumulative Cases: 911
Confirmed Cases: 577
Probable Cases: 334
Total Active Cases: 7
Active Confirmed Cases: 4
Active Probable Cases: 3
Total Recovered Cases: 881
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 555
Recovered Probable Cases: 326
Total Deaths: 23
Confirmed Deaths: 18
Probable Deaths: 5
Desha County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,313
Confirmed Cases: 1,053
Probable Cases: 260
Total Active Cases: 24
Active Confirmed Cases: 13
Active Probable Cases: 11
Total Recovered Cases: 1,268
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 1,023
Recovered Probable Cases: 245
Total Deaths: 21
Confirmed Deaths: 17
Probable Deaths: 4
Drew County
Total Cumulative Cases: 1,946
Confirmed Cases: 1,531
Probable Cases: 415
Total Active Cases: 12
Active Confirmed Cases: 10
Active Probable Cases: 2
Total Recovered Cases: 1,898
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 1,492
Recovered Probable Cases: 406
Total Deaths: 35
Confirmed Deaths: 29
Probable Deaths: 6
Lincoln County
Total Cumulative Cases: 3,130
Confirmed Cases: 2,782
Probable Cases: 348
Total Active Cases: 17
Active Confirmed Cases: 11
Active Probable Cases: 6
Total Recovered Cases: 3,069
Recovered Confirmed Cases: 2,740
Recovered Probable Cases: 329
Total Deaths: 43
Confirmed Deaths: 30
Probable Deaths: 13
— Arkansas Department of Health
