Augusta and other towns across Arkansas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Augusta, AR community.

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Arkansas COVID-19 Cases

Arkansas New Coronavirus Cases:
Arkansas Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,012,884
Arkansas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Arkansas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 13,115
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Augusta

Georgian to pay more than $1.3 million, serve prison time for COVID-19 relief fraud

A man from Douglas, Ga. will serve more than a year in prison and must pay millions in restitution for money laundering with the CARES Act. More info »

The Augusta Chronicle on MSN - 04/14/2024 09:27pm

Six weeks on a ventilator: North Augusta man survives battle with COVID-19

Castro, 67, experienced some of the symptoms that have become synonymous with the novel coronavirus and was taken to the emergency room at Augusta University Health by his wife, Julie Ann ... More info »

Post and Courier - 03/26/2021 12:00pm

Excitement builds in downtown Augusta for Bell Auditorium reopening

Augusta entertainment and cultural venue has been closed for the better part of a year, but all major installations are complete, leaders learn. More info »

WRDW on MSN - 04/26/2024 11:00am

Augusta in bloom for the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tony Finau was to the right of the 11th green ... as any because it was played in November when the tournament was postponed because of covid-19. "If the course is playing hard and ... More info »

The Associated Press – Sports on MSN - 04/08/2024 10:10am

Masters 2024: How the Masters—and Augusta National—almost didn't make it

RELATED: 9 things Augusta National doesn't want to talk about If you think that was the first time this tournament’s status was in doubt, though, you’d be wrong. Long before COVID-19 and ... More info »

MSN - 04/03/2024 06:41am

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