LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Weekly flu reports from the Arkansas Department of Health are no more as it has opted for an online dashboard to display its data this flu season.
The weekly reports contained data regarding deaths and hospitalizations, and featured charts and infographics with county breakdowns. They also included statistics such as the percentage of Arkansans who died from the flu who were unvaccinated.
The ADH's new "Influenza-Like Illness Health Data Dashboard" has information on symptoms and vaccines, along with biweekly death and hospitalization totals, and some interactive county-level and demographic breakdowns.
However, some specific details in the database are limited. The ADH says certain statistics such as reported hospitalization and death numbers under 10 ar

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