The expansion in Arkansas is effective immediately. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson also lifted the state mask requirement, though he still urged people to continue wearing masks.
Wisconsin’s eligibility expansion goes into effect April 5 and Delaware’s begins April 6.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been declining in Arkansas, though the number of new cases has been slowly rising in both Delaware and Wisconsin, according to the Times database.
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