Oklahoma health officials reported 17 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 583. They are as follows:
- Six in Oklahoma County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group. Three females and two males in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Caddo County, one female and one male in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Cleveland County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group and one male in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in McCurtain County, two females in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Tulsa County, two females in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Grady County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Kay County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Payne County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
There were also 1,101 new cases of COVID-19 reported. That's nearly a three peercent increase in total reported cases, with the state's total now at 40,564.
Oklahoma has totaled 5,941 new cases of the coronavirus in the past seven days, an average of 849 per day.
33,383 people — more than 82 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus. 645 Oklahomans are currently hospitalized as either confirmed positive COVID-19 cases or under investigation for the virus.
There are 6,598 active cases in the state. Oklahoma County has the most active cases with 1,601, followed by Tulsa County with 1,414, Cleveland County with 395, Rogers County with 217, Canadian County with 186, Cherokee County with 154, Muskogee County has 143, Wagoner County with 132, LeFlore County with 111 and Sequoyah County with 101.
