Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus in Oklahoma fell slightly on Wednesday, with 1,734 Oklahomans in the hospital and 474 people in intensive care. But, both are the second-highest numbers ever.
Oklahoma health officials reported 25 new deaths on Thursday for a total of 1,836 deaths since March. They are as follows:
- Four in Oklahoma County, one female in the 50-64 age group, one female in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 36-49 age group, one male 50-64 age group.
- Four in Tulsa County, one female in the 65 or older age group, three males in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Cleveland County, one female in the 50-64 age group, one male 65 or older age group.
- Two in Jackson County, two females in the 65 or older age group.
- Two in Payne County, one female in the 65 or older age group, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Comanche County, one female in the 65 older age group.
- One in Custer County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Kay County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Kingfisher County, one male in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Major County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Muskogee County, one male in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Pontotoc County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Rogers County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Texas County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Tillman County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Washington County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
1,707 new cases of the coronavirus were also reported. Oklahoma has seen a total of 204,048 positive cases since March.
In the past seven days, Oklahoma has reported 16,481 new cases and 133 deaths due to the coronavirus. That's an average of 2,354 cases per day and a record-high (tie) 19 deaths per day.
174,169 people — more than 85 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus.
There are 28,043 active cases in the state.
