36 deaths from COVID-19 in Oklahoma have come from nursing homes and long term care facilities. The most recent death marks the first in a state-run nursing home for veterans.
According to data released by the State Health Department, there have been 404 cases of COVID-19 infections in nursing home residents or staff members.
Hotspots in northeastern Oklahoma facilities have been revealed in Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Coweta, Grove and Skiatook.
A previous update said a death had been linked to a veterans center in Claremore. The Tulsa World reportsThe Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs would acknowledge only that there had been a positive test at Oklahoma Veterans Center-Claremore, and not a COVID-19-related death.
