Oklahoma health officials reported a record-high 54 new deaths on Wednesday, more than doubling the previous record of 26. 1,812 Oklahomans have died from the virus since March.
The deaths occurred between Oct. 24 and Nov. 30, with 37 of them occurring between Nov. 26 and Nov. 30.
- Fifteen in Oklahoma County, eight females in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 50-64 age group, six males in the 65 or older age group.
- Nine in Tulsa County, one female in the 50-64 age group, three females in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 50-64 age group, four males in the 65 or older age group.
- Four in Bryan County, one female in the 65 or older age group, three males in the 65 or older age group.
Four in Canadian County, two females in the 65 or older age group, two males in the 65 or older age group. - Two in Ottawa County, one female in the 50-64 age group, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Pontotoc County, one female in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Wagoner County, one male in the 18-35 age group, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Caddo County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Cherokee County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Cleveland County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Comanche County, one female in the 65 older age group.
- One in Cotton County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Creek County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Haskell County, one female in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Hughes County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Latimer County, one female in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Marshall County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Murray County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Okmulgee County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Pawnee County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Seminole County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Stephens County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Tillman County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
2,859 new cases of the coronavirus were also reported. Oklahoma has seen a total of 202,341 positive cases since March.
In the past seven days, Oklahoma has reported 17,999 new cases and 132 deaths due to the coronavirus. That's an average of 2,571 cases per day and a record-high 19 deaths per day.
Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus in Oklahoma reached yet another record-high on Tuesday, with 1,782 Oklahomans in the hospital and a record-high 475 people in intensive care.
170,905 people — more than 84 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus.
There are 29,624 active cases in the state.
