With one week left in the month, Oklahoma has seen more cases in July (14,263) than March, April, May and June combined (13,828).
New cases of COVID-19 increased by 737 on Thursday, representing nearly a three percent increase in total reported cases, with the state's total now at 28,802.
There were also three new deaths reported, bringing the state's total to 477. They are as follows:
- Two in McCurtain County, two females in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Grady County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group.
Oklahoma has totaled 5,361 new cases of the coronavirus in the past seven days, an average of 766 per day.
22,441 people — more than 80 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus. 607 Oklahomans are currently hospitalized as either confirmed positive COVID-19 cases or under investigation for the virus. That includes 255 in ICU.
