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Governor’s Press Conference – April 28

Governor’s press conference today, TUESDAY APRIL 28th, 2020:

🔘 3,111 total cases. Up 94 from yesterday. 20 of those are from Cummins. 74 are from general population.

🔘 While we have 74 new community cases, we’ve had 159 recover in last 24 hrs so our # of cases are decreasing.

🔘 Our testing capabilities will allow us to reach the 2% testing threshold for the Arkansas population by May.

AR STATE PARKS PHASE 1 REOPENING:

➡️ Camping for In-state Resident RV’s
Only
➖Open to AR residents with self
contained RV’s.
➖Contactless check-in/check-out.
➖Target date: May 1

➡️ Visitor Information Centers, Retail,
and Exhibits
➖Open the following to limited
capacity and with social distancing
enforced:
Restaurant and Food Service
Facilities
Museums and Exhibits
Retail including Visitor Centers, Gift
Shops, and Golf Pro Shops
Marinas and Rental Equipment
➖Target Date: May 15

➡️ Cabins, Lodges, and Rent-A-RV
➖Reservations limited to Friday-
Monday only to allow for cleaning,
In state residents only
➖Target date: May 15

DR NATE SMITH, SEC OF ADH:

📍Out of 3,111 total cases:
1,913 are active
1,146 are recovered
104 currently hospitalized
20 currently on ventilators
2 new deaths (52 total)
208 have been nursing home
residents
115 have been nursing home staff

📍Cummins Unit:
860 inmate positives
51 staff positives

📍Forrest City Fed Correctional
Institute:
87 inmates
12 staff

📍30 people who have fully recovered
have donated plasma. There have
been 13 recipients.

SEC STACY HURST, PARKS & TOURISM:

📍Campground bath houses will not yet
open.

📍Staff and visitors: please keep safe
social distances.

📍The high use trails that were
temporarily closed a few weeks ago
will remained closed for now.

2020-05-05T15:59:41+00:00 Apr 28th, 2020|In the News|