Oklahoma health officials reported 44 new deaths due to the coronavirus on Wednesday, for a total of 2,848 deaths since March. They are as follows:
- 18 in Tulsa County, one female in the 36-49 age group, eight females in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 50-64 age group, eight males in the 65 or older age group.
- Four in Oklahoma County, one female in the 36-49 age group, one female in the 65 or older age group, two males in the 65 or older age group.
- Four in Wagoner County, one female in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 50-64 age group, two males in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Comanche County, two males in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in McIntosh County, two females in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Okmulgee County, one male in the 50-64 age group, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Beckham County, one female in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Bryan County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Cherokee County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Cleveland County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Grady County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Le Flore County, one male in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Muskogee County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Osage County, one female in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Pawnee County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Rogers County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Washington County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Woodward County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
3,907 new infections were also reported. for a total of 341,364 positive cases since March.
In the past seven days, Oklahoma has reported 29,791 new cases and 215 deaths due to the coronavirus. That's a record-high average of 4,256 infections per day and 31 deaths per day.
As of Tuesday night, 1,856 people are hospitalized due to the coronavirus in Oklahoma.
299,375 people — more than 87 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus.
There are 39,141 active cases in the state.
