gov_tweets: 49258

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49258 49257 1355258634926743555 269992801 2021-01-29T20:56:52+00:00 Today saw a decrease of over 450 new cases from last week. We've also distributed over 84,000 doses of vaccine in the past week. With a decline in hospitalizations, we remind ourselves that watching our distance & wearing a mask makes a difference. https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/press-releases/governor-hutchinson-provides-todays-covid-19-update-210129 https://twitter.com/AsaHutchinson/status/1355258634926743555/photo/1 7 16 Arkansas AR Asa Hutchinson R AsaHutchinson