Oklahoma’s coronavirus test positivity rate is climbing again, as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads into Oklahoma.
Although testing overall is down, Oklahoma medical experts say they're concerned with rising positivity rates. Nine percent of tests in the state are coming back positive.
"We're back to levels we've not seen since mid-February, as we were coming off that major peak we had," said Dr. David Kendrick, Department Chair of Medical Informatics at the OU School of Community Medicine.
Oklahoma isn’t experiencing a surge in hospitalizations, like it did this winter, and like other states such as Missouri are seeing now. But Kendrick says there is still cause for concern, especially among those not vaccinated.
"But across the board, almost 28 percent of people who have a positive COVID-19 test in the last 14 days are being admitted," Kendrick said.
He and other medical professionals in the Healthier Oklahoma Coalition said the best way to prevent infection is getting the vaccine, and they recommended continued handwashing and masking.
