Number of Arkansas coronavirus cases surpass at least 2,900

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arkansas has surpassed at least 2,900 while the death toll in the state has been reduced by one, the Arkansas Department of Health reported Sunday.

The department reported that a person in southwest Arkansas who died due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, was a Missouri resident and the death is now a part of Missouri’s case count.

With one additional death reported Sunday the state’s death toll remains at 49.

The state said 2,941 people have tested positive for the virus in the state so far, an increase from 2,830 reported Saturday.

The number of infections is likely higher because many people have not been tested and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

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