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Arkansas

LiberalArkie

(16,505 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:48 PM Mar 2020

The Arkansas Department of Health says all 12 cases of the coronavirus in Arkansas are now considered positive. They are no longer presumptive.

The CDC has decided they no longer need to confirm cases themselves.

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/gov-hutchinson-coronavirus-covid-19-update/91-2fb5b2e2-57b8-47fe-b00f-791e2d1215b0

(This changes the totals on all those scrubbing web sites)

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The Arkansas Department of Health says all 12 cases of the coronavirus in Arkansas (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2020 OP

I believe all 12 are connected to an individual who returned sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #2

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1. Does The 12/12 Positive Result Mean They Are Not Testing Until Symptoms Are Obvious? n/t

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:56 PM

Mar 2020

(52,999 posts)

2. I believe all 12 are connected to an individual who returned

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 09:47 PM

Mar 2020

from New Orleans and all had some symptoms. ADH is tracking another 112 (?) people who came into contact with these folks.