gov_tweets: 49260

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation Governor Party Handle
49260 49259 1354925803260272640 269992801 2021-01-28T22:54:19+00:00 Today shows over 1,200 fewer cases w/higher testing than last week. The decline & a decrease in active cases show good trends, but another day of over 40 deaths reminds us this virus is present in all corners of AR. We continue to work to slow the spread. https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/press-releases/governor-hutchinson-provides-todays-covid-19-update-210128 https://twitter.com/AsaHutchinson/status/1354925803260272640/photo/1 1 10 Arkansas AR Asa Hutchinson R AsaHutchinson