The Arkansas Department of Health released an updated list of COVID-19 cases in nursing facilities. According to the ADH numbers the latest outbreak at Lawrence Hall Nursing and Rehab in Lawrence County has them listed with the highest total number of positive residents in the state and highest total number of positive employees.
There have been 683 nursing home deaths in the state of Arkansas related to COVID-19 since March of this year.
Below are the most recent numbers for COVID-19 cases in our surrounding area for nursing homes. This is only homes with positive cases in the last 14 days of this reporting by ADH. Numbers may have increased since.
Lawrence County
Lawrence Hall – total residents- 120, total staff 62
Randolph County
Randolph Home- total residents -74 total staff- 56
Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab- total residents- 2 total staff- 3
Sharp County
Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab- total residents- 37 total staff- 20
| NURSING HOME | City | County | TOTAL POSITIVE RESIDENTS | NEW POSITIVE RESIDENTS | RECOVERED RESIDENTS | EXPIRED Residents | Active Residents | Date of Most Recent Positive Resident | TOTAL POSITIVE HCW/STAFF | NEW POSITIVE HCW/Staff | RECOVERED HCW/Staff | EXPIRED HCW/Staff | Active HCW/Staff | Date of Most Recent Positive HCW/Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Hall Health & Rehab | Walnut Ridge | Lawrence | 120 | 21 | 2 | 97 | Oct. 16 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 52 | Oct. 16 |