COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
| COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas | |
|---|---|
Arkansas National Guard soldiers staff phones for Arkansans' questions about COVID-19 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Arkansas, U.S. |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Pine Bluff |
| Arrival date | March 11, 2020 (5 years, 3 months and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,040,155 |
Deaths | 13,429 |
| Government website | |
| Arkansas Department of Health | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Arkansas in March 2020. The first case in Arkansas was reported on March 11, 2020, in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County. As of March 2022, there were 819,984 cumulative cases of COVID-19 with a total of 10,524 deaths.
As of March 1, 2022, Arkansas has fully vaccinated 1,566,786 people, or 54% of the population.