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Oklahoma Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases

Jamie Glisson
A sign encourages people to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

331 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Saturday, bringing the state's total to 10,037. That's nearly a four percent increase in total reported cases.
One more Oklahoman has died due to the virus, a male in Tulsa County in the 65 and older age group. The state's death toll stands at 368.

Oklahoma has totaled 1,964 new cases of the coronavirus in the past seven days, an average of 281 per day.

Oklahoma has seen 3,531 new coronavirus cases so far this month. That's 128% of the number of cases the state saw in May (2,758) and 122% of the number of cases it saw in April (2,899).

7,414 people — more than 73 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus. 197 Oklahomans are currently hospitalized as either confirmed positive COVID-19 cases or under investigation for the virus.

There are 2,255 active cases in the state. Tulsa County has the most active cases with 772, followed by Oklahoma County with 456, Payne County with 160, McCurtain County with 128 and Cleveland County with 97.

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