Arkansas is ending the month of September with more than 287,000 COVID-19 performed throughout the state.
In total, there have been 287,843 tests performed during September. This total combines the number of PCR and antigen tests performed in Arkansas.
However, this total, provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, does not appear to count the tests performed on Sept. 30.
The PCR test total is 265,224, and the antigen test total is 22,619. This is an increase of 8,184 PCR tests from yesterday and an increase of 1,405 antigen tests.
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Department of Health reported 942 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to 83,697. There are 80,610 cumulative confirmed cases with 3,087 probable cases.
Confirmed active cases currently total 6,373, and there are 636 probable active cases. This brings the total number of active cases to 7,009, an increase of 49 from yesterday.
“Today’s numbers show a continued decline in our 7-day positivity rate with consistently high testing numbers each day. We have administered over 1 million COVID-19 tests since March and we have the infrastructure and supplies to increase our capacity as needed,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a statement.
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