Arkansas decisions coming next week on opening bars, camps

Cole Downing, a bartender, wears a protective mask as he cleans chairs and tables at the...
Cole Downing, a bartender, wears a protective mask as he cleans chairs and tables at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in Little Rock, Arkansas on Monday, May 11,2020. Restaurants were allowed to resume offering dine-in service on Monday but with new capacity limits and safety rules because of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)(KY3)
Published: May. 13, 2020 at 9:09 AM CDT
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Arkansas' governor says he'll announce next week whether bars and summer camps can open as he continues moves to ease the state's coronavirus restrictions.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that he'll announce Monday whether bars can reopen, and the decision on summer camps and youth sports will come two days later. Health officials said Tuesday at least 4,164 people in Arkansas have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, an increase over the 4,043 reported a day earlier.

Ninety-five people in Arkansas have died from COVID-19.