LITTLE ROCK – There were 703 new cases and seven new deaths reported during Wednesday’s COVID-19 daily update. Hospitalizations decreased by 21.

The counties with the highest number of new cases are as follows:

Pulaski-78

Logan-47

Sebastian-43

Garland-42

Jefferson-33

Pope-30

In an effort to increase testing production from commercial labs, the Governor announced he will be signing a letter of intent with the Rockefeller Foundation and with other states. He said they will work as a consortium of states to enhance the buying power. He said this would give commercial labs the confidence to expand by knowing the demand.