Local headlines for Thursday, March 19, 2020:
- Cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma include an OKC toddler. (Tulsa World)
- Gospel singer Sandi Patty tests positive for COVID-19. (NewsOK)
- State is calling on childcare centers not to close. (Oklahoma Watch)
- Integris struggles with overloaded ER. (NewsOK)
- Health officials call on all communities to adopt Tulsa COVID-19 restrictions. (Tulsa World)
- Governor Stitt says the state is critically low on testing kits for COVID-19. (NewsOK)
- Stitt signs bill altering state’s Open Meetings laws. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma’s Senators oppose emergency COVID-19 bill. (NewsOK)
- Lankford holds town hall over Coronavirus. (Tulsa World)
- Small businesses are trying to weather the crisis. (Journal Record)
- Restaurants scramble to stay afloat. (Tulsa World)
- State gets ready for unemployment claims. (NewsOK)
- Cox provides relief for Internet customers. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahomans with food insecurity feeling the brunt of the crisis. (Tulsa World)
- Election officials declare an emergency to move voting to summer. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa Diocese suspends public mass. (Tulsa World)
- Osage Nation suspends operations at its casinos. (Tulsa World)
- First responders make changes in emergency calls. (Tulsa World)
- Federal jury trials postponed (NewsOK)
- Tulsa County limits access to courthouse. (Tulsa World)
- OSU moves classes online for the remainder of the spring semester. (NewsOK)
- OU plan to continue online classes following spring break. (Tulsa World)
- Another drop in oil prices forces cutbacks from Oklahoma energy producers. (Journal Record)
- Governor Stitt’s Medicaid waiver seeks work requirements. (NewsOK)
- Tribes up the ante on gaming compact lawsuit against the state. (Journal Record)
- Thunder players test negative for COVID-19. (NewsOK)
