COVID today: Active cases continue to rise

Here’s the daily rundown of changes in the Arkansas COVID count based on the Arkansas Department of Health’s online summary:

Total cases: 851,275, an additional 740 since Monday

Active cases: 7,136, up from 6,946

Deaths: 11,527, an increase of one.

Hospitalized: 186, up from 176

In ICU:  20, same as yesterday

On ventilators:  8, up from 7

Vaccinations to date: 4,089,825, about 1,200 more in the last 24 hours.