COVID-19 Response
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Northwest Arkansas Council, in collaboration with the region’s health care providers, has led efforts to develop and distribute resources to the community on how to respond to the pandemic. These efforts have included developing and maintaining resources for screening, treating and containing the coronavirus and a listing of available testing centers.
Thanks to funding from the CARES act and at the recommendation of the Centers of Disease Control, we worked to establish a testing center, hire bilingual contact tracing and navigation staff, and provide tests for the uninsured and vulnerable populations in Northwest Arkansas.
On behalf of the Northwest Arkansas health care community, we are providing the following information to help inform and educate our region.
Citing declining cases and decreased hospitalizations in the state, Governor Asa Hutchinson ended the statewide mask mandate on March 30. Arkansans are asked to please respect the decisions of businesses and venues in the state that are still requiring masks.
Arkansas
Regional
Cases
393
New cases in Arkansas
343,609
Total cases
Regional
Cases
21
New cases in Benton County
21
New cases in Washington County
60,862
Total cases
Patients
16
Patients in our COVID-19 units
697
Patients in our hospitals for medical needs other than COVID-19
ICU
30
Ventilators in use supporting patient’s needs
87
ICU beds in use
Health Concerns
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main@nwacouncil.org
479-582-2100
4100 Corporate Center Drive
Suite 205
Springdale, Arkansas
72762
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