Arkansas continues phased reopening as coronavirus cases increase.
On Tuesday, the state allowed bars within restaurants to reopen with reduced capacity and mask requirements.
Anna Barnard, left, wears a protective mask as she talks to Greg and Judy Robinson at Dugan's Pub in Little Rock, Arkansas on Monday, May 11,2020. Restaurants in Arkansas were allowed to resume offering dine-in service on Monday after they had been limited to delivery or carryout because of the coronavirus pandemic.More than 93,700 tests have been performed in Arkansas, with 39,700 done so far this month alone. The state ultimately aims to test 60,000 residents each month.
The state is also targeting communities with upticks in cases, such as Forrest City, where a federal corrections facility has seen an outbreak. On Saturday, the state performed 550 tests in the city,"the most extensive testing we've done in any community since we started," Hutchinson said.
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