There were 59 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Jan. 1, a 3.3 percent decrease from the previous week.
The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in March in the Fort Smith metropolitan statistical area was 110,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 41 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending Jan. 8, making up 10.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 67 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Jan. 1, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous week.
The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in March in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan statistical area was 268,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 44 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending Jan. 8, making up 11.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 156 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Jan. 1, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 95 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Arkansas in the week ending Jan. 8, making up 24.5 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.