"There is very little good news in the data today – the case report is not good, and the trend is not good.... We have a lot of work to do – we’re in for a very challenging time." Governor Asa Hutchinson

• Most Notability - Revised guidelines were released for places of worship
• Info - Presented by Dr. Jose Romero:
• The increase in cases is likely tied to the Halloween Holiday
• If proper precautions aren’t taken, we will see similar spikes as a result of Thanksgiving and the holidays

• The FDA will be looking at a vaccine coming from Pfizer.

Health Data:

• Case Report:
• Yesterday: 975 PCR Confirmed Cases, 449 probable cases through antigen testing (+1,424)
• Total cases: 124,235
• 7,175 PCR tests, 1787 antigen tests in the last 24 hours

• Top Counties:
• Pulaski: 131
• Washington: 114
• Benton: 104 (256 positive cases in the Benton County Jail-not all have been reported)
• Craighead: 90
• Independence: 64
• 810 Hospitalized (+24)
• 124 on a ventilator (+11)
• 2,112 Deaths (+4)
• Active Cases: 12,874