Oklahoma COVID-19 cases rise to 1,684 with 80 deaths
/The number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma has risen to 1,684 with one additional fatality, bringing the statewide death toll to 80. A Sequoyah County man in the 65+ age bracket is the latest victim. There have been 415 cumulative hospitalizations.
The State Public Health Laboratory has returned 1,519 negative tests, but is still processing more than 12,000 negative results submitted by private labs.
Oklahoma County leads the state with 385 cases and fifteen deaths, followed by Tulsa County with 308 cases and sixteen deaths, and Cleveland County with 231 cases and fourteen deaths. Wagoner and Washington counties have surpassed 50 cases apiece.
The Centers for Disease Control are reporting 427,460 cases nationwide with 14,696 deaths. Oklahoma is 29th in total cases (33rd per capita) and 23rd in fatalities (18th per capita).
The World Health Organization reports 1,439,516 confirmed cases worldwide with 85,711 deaths. The United States have the highest number of cases in the world, followed by Spain with 146,690, Italy with 139,422, Germany with 108,202 and China with 83,249.