There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending June 17, making up less than 1.6% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 38 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending June 24, a 52% increase over the previous week.
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation produced by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $83 million to the future pilot training center in Fort Smith, raises quality of life standards for servicemembers and their families, and increases resources for veterans’ health care and benefits.
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate Intelligence Committee filed the Intelligence Authorization Act with a provision to cap the pay of Central Intelligence Agency employees whose work primarily focuses on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies
There were 31 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending June 24, a 6.9% increase over the previous week.
There were 11 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Arkansas in the week ending June 24, making up 1.7% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 25 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending June 24, a 8.7% increase over the previous week.
There were 13 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Arkansas in the week ending June 24, making up 2.1% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Little Rock Port Authority Executive Director Bryan Day to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to share about the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) impact on growth and development in Central Arkansas as the committee begins crafting legislation to reauthorize the agency.
There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending June 17, making up less than 1.6% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
Arkansas' policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.
There were 153 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Arkansas in the week ending June 17, making up 24.4% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
Arkansas' death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 13 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending June 24, a 30% increase over the previous week.
There were 11 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending June 24, an increase over the previous week.