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12 New Deaths, 771 New COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

This report has been updated to reflect a health department error. One previously reported death from Garfield County has since been removed because that person was a Kansas resident.

Oklahoma health officials reported 12 new deaths on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 875. They are as follows:

  • Three in Oklahoma County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group and one female and one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • Two in Creek County, two males in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Carter County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Garfield County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Johnston County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Le Flore County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Muskogee County, one female in the 50 - 64 age group.
  • One in Osage County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
  • One in Pittsburg County, one male in the 65 or older age group.

There were also 771 new cases of COVID-19 reported. That's a one percent increase in total reported cases, with the state's total now at 66,700.
Oklahoma has reported 5,673 new cases and 41 deaths due to the coronavirus in the past seven days, an average of 810 cases and six deaths per day.

56,531 people — more than 84 percent of the total cases — have since been classified as having recovered from the virus. 513 Oklahomans are currently hospitalized as either confirmed positive COVID-19 cases or under investigation for the virus.

There are 9,293 active cases in the state. Oklahoma County has the most active cases with 1,644, followed by Tulsa County with 1,629, Cleveland County with 941, Payne County with 474, Garfield County with 301, Rogers County with 204, Muskogee County with 197, Cherokee County with 194, Canadian County with 182, Pottawatomie County with 179, LeFlore County with 158, Ottawa County with 153, McCurtain County with 152, Wagoner County with 146, Creek County with 119, Comanche County with 117, Adair County with 116, Texas County with 112, Sequoyah County with 110, Grady County with 105, Washington County with 103, Bryan County with 100 and McClain County with 100.

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