gov_tweets: 49249

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation Governor Party Handle
49249 49248 1356371017778814984 269992801 2021-02-01T22:37:05+00:00 (1/2) We continue to see a decline in active cases, with over 1,100 fewer than this time last week. Over 422,000 tests were performed in the month of January, and there are over 7,200 fewer active cases than on January 1. https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/press-releases/governor-hutchinson-provides-todays-covid-19-update-210201 https://twitter.com/AsaHutchinson/status/1356371017778814984/photo/1 4 13 Arkansas AR Asa Hutchinson R AsaHutchinson