LITTLE ROCK — Residents of six school districts in Southwest Arkansas — including Texarkana — are in the "red zone" for new COVID-19 infections, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement.
The other five districts are De Queen, Genoa Central, Lafayette County, Nashville and Nevada.
De Queen, Genoa (east of Texarkana), Lafayette County and Nashville are new to the list, which is compiled weekly. (The Nevada County district is centered about 15 miles east of Hope and South of Prescott.)
ACHI identified school districts in the "red zone" for infections by analyzing data received Monday from the Arkansas Department of Health. The infections are among community residents living within the geographical boundaries of the school districts and are not specific to school employees and students.
Known infections include confirmed and probable cases. Probable cases are based on verbal reporting and antigen test results, as identified by the Department of Health.
Overall, ACHI, which describes itself as a nonpartisan, independent health policy center, reported Thursday that the number of school districts in its red zone decreased from 40 to 35 week over week.
"Unfortunately, we are still in a much worse position than we were a month ago, when only 13 districts were in the red zone," said ACHI president and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson. "Residents of these 35 districts should be especially careful to take precautions against further spread: Wash your hands frequently, maintain 6 feet of distance from people who are not members of your household, and wear a mask in shared public spaces."
Rates of new known infections in school districts across the state, as well as counts of cumulative and new infections, are tracked on ACHI's COVID-19 in Arkansas web page. Rates and counts are not shown for districts with fewer than five infections. District counts do not include infections among incarcerated populations, in nursing homes or in human development centers.
A district is identified as a red zone when it has 50 or more new known COVID-19 infections per 10,000 residents during the accounting period.
Fourteen districts that were in the red zone a week earlier have fallen off the list. None of them were from Southwest Arkansas, however.
— From Staff, ACHI Reports
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