🧵Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday officially called for a special legislative session to LIFT a ban on school mask mandates katv.com/news/local/ark…
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson: There are currently 1,250 Arkansans hospitalized for COVID and 260 are on life support.
Amid 1,250 Arkansans hospitalized due to the #DeltaVariant and 260 on life support, there was a sharp increase in demand for vaccinations. 30,756 vaccines were given in the last 24 hrs, said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. 25,000 were new doses. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Amid 1,250 Arkansans hospitalized due to the #DeltaVariant and 260 on life support, there was a sharp increase in demand for vaccinations. 30,756 vaccines were given in the last 24 hrs, said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. 25,000 were new doses. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson: "There is no statewide mask mandate. I'm not in favor of a statewide mask mandate. There are no government vaccine mandates as well. These are about the choices that people make"
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson: "We have a vulnerable group not eligible for the vaccine. The call that I've signed today asks the general assembly to amend the law [banning masks in schools] to give local school districts the flexibility to add protection for children under 12."
Today there are 1,250 Arkansans hospitalized & 260 on life support. This graph compares the percent of overall hospitalizations, ICU admissions and patients on life support for COVID19 from the prior peak 1/11/21 (dark orange) vs 8/3/2021 (light orange)
Recall last week
Dr. Jose R. Romero Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Arkansas Children's Hospital: Between April and July there has been a 690% increase in cases of children 12 and under. ICU admissions have increased by 275%; 20% of those are under 12 years of age.
Dr. Jose R. Romero Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Arkansas Children's Hospital: "Among children less than 18 years of age who were hospitalized in July, 🚨58% were less than 12 years of age"
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