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COVID Hospitalizations Peak Again, As Oklahoma Adds 15 Deaths And 1,309 Cases

Oklahoma health officials reported 15 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 1,119. They are as follows:

  • Two in Comanche County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group and one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • Two in Tulsa County, two females in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Adair County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Caddo County, one female in the 36 - 49 age group.
  • One in Garfield County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group.
  • One in Jackson County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in McClain County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in McCurtain County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Muskogee County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Pontotoc County, one female in the 50 - 64 age group.
  • One in Roger Mills County, one female in the 50 - 64 age group.
  • One in Sequoyah County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Stephens County, one female in the 50 - 64 age group.

There were also 1,309 new cases of COVID-19 reported. The state has seen a total of 101,493 positive cases since March.
A record of 760 Oklahomans are currently hospitalized as either confirmed positive COVID-19 cases or under investigation for the virus.

Oklahoma has reported 8,020 new cases and 53 deaths due to the coronavirus in the past seven days, an average of 1,146 cases and eight deaths per day.

86,502 people — more than 85 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus.

There are 13,872 active cases in the state.

Oklahoma County has the most active cases with 2,570, followed by Tulsa County with 2,148, Cleveland County with 905, Canadian County with 464.

Pottawatomie County with 368, Garfield County with 356, Muskogee County with 307.

Comanche County with 257, Delaware County with 255, Rogers County with 252, Payne County with 228, Osage County with 225, Bryan County with 222, LeFlore County with 216, Grady County with 209, Custer County with 205, Cherokee County with 201.

McClain County with 193, Ottawa County with 182, Creek County with 170, Mayes County with 167, Beckham County with 166, Wagoner County with 164, Caddo County with 162, Seminole County with 161, Lincoln County with 161, McCurtain County with 160, Sequoyah County with 145, Jackson County with 145, Pittsburg County with 130, Okmulgee County with 129, Logan County with 129, Washington County with 125, Pontotoc County with 119, Garvin County with 115, Carter County with 112, Texas County with 105, Adair County with 105, Kay County with 103.

Ryan LaCroix is the Director of Content and Audience Development for KOSU.
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