Oklahoma’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to break records.
As of Tuesday evening, the number of people hospitalized for the virus broke another a record with 870, and those in the intensive care unit remained high with 317.
Oklahoma health officials reported 19 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 1,210. They are as follows:
- Four in Lincoln County, three females and one male in the 65 or older age group.
- Four in Tulsa County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group and three males in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Beaver County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Caddo County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Carter County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group.
- One in Cleveland County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Mayes County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Oklahoma County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Ottawa County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Payne County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group.
- One in Pottawatomie County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Pushmataha County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Rogers County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
There were also 1,307 new cases of the virus reported. The state has seen a total of 110,855 positive cases since March.
Oklahoma has reported 8,240 new cases and 78 deaths due to the coronavirus in the past seven days, an average of 1,177 cases and 11 deaths per day.
94,979 people — more than 85 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus.
There are 14,666 active cases in the state.
