A prisoner in Chickasha has become the first known Oklahoma inmate to die from COVID-19.
52-year-old William Dean Brame, who was awaiting sentencing at the Grady County jail, died from complications of the disease on April 28.
The jail was holding Brame for the federal government after he pleaded guilty in December to conspiring to traffic drugs and launder the proceeds from the illegal sales.
The Oklahoman reports at least one other federal inmate and some detention officers were also infected, but jailers say they have all since recovered.
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First time jobless claims in Oklahoma exceeded 68,000 last week, the most since the pandemic began and the worst in Oklahoma history.
Officials site the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak along with the impact from energy crisis as first time claims over the past seven weeks now stand at more than 357,000 Oklaomans.
In all, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission has paid $432 million since the crisis began.
