Arkansas

berniesandersmittens

(12,394 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2025, 10:59 AM Saturday

COVID is spiking again, especially in Arkansas

(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. is seeing a late summer surge in COVID-19 cases, tracking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

The spike is particularly pronounced in one region of the country, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, where about 15% of COVID tests reported to the CDC are turning up positive.

But practically the entire Western country isn’t far behind. A dozen more states west of the Mississippi reported test positivity rates about 10% last week.

In reality, the number of cases across the country is likely underreported as more people opt to test for the virus with at-home kits over lab tests

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https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/covid-is-spiking-again-especially-in-arkansas/

Note: I know it's faux, but it's our local 16 channel and I couldn't find a different local source.

https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/covid-is-spiking-again-especially-in-arkansas/

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COVID is spiking again, especially in Arkansas (Original Post) berniesandersmittens Saturday OP

TN Governor Lee never did report the accurate number Farmer-Rick Saturday #1

Retired funeral director myself, I can attest to the refrigeration units in AR as well berniesandersmittens Saturday #2

We may not Traildogbob Saturday #3

Farmer-Rick

(12,003 posts)

1. TN Governor Lee never did report the accurate number

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:06 AM

Saturday

According to his doctored statistics, TN's Covid rate was the best in the entire world. For awhile there, he reported better rates than New Zealand.

And yet many refrigerated tractor trailers were requested and parked outside almost all funeral homes and hospitals.

Not sure Lee ever counted the nursing home deaths in TN.

berniesandersmittens

(12,394 posts)

2. Retired funeral director myself, I can attest to the refrigeration units in AR as well

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:14 AM

Saturday

It was an absolute nightmare. I came out of retirement to help with what I was able to.

People are going to start dying again and it will be at the direction of the gop.

Traildogbob

(11,736 posts)

3. We may not

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:33 AM

Saturday

Need to talk about secession, from red states, Covid may wipe out those assholes, and the vaxxed blue folks in those states take it over. Redistricting would be useless.
Keep ranting RFK Jr. they cling to every garbled word out of your leathery face.
Let em use those big funnels and tubes to drink cheap ass beer, and funnel bleach up their stupid asses.
MAGA!!!! Greatness will then have a chance.

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