Oklahoma COVID-19 cases up to 1,794 with 88 deaths and 790 recoveries
/Counties in red have cases. Counties in yellow have suffered fatalities.
The number of cumulative COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma has risen to 1,794 with 88 total deaths and 428 hospitalizations. 790 individuals have recovered, leaving 1,004 active cases. There have been eight deaths linked to the virus since Thursday.
The state has finished processing a large backlog of private lab tests, bringing the number of confirmed negatives to 22,246.
Oklahoma County has suffered two new losses: a female in the 50-64 age group and a male over 65 years of age. Two 65+ males have died in Osage County. A 65+ male in Creek County, a 65+ female in Garfield County, a 65+ male in Pawnee County, and a 65+ female in Pottawatomie County has also passed.
Oklahoma County leads the state in cumulative cases with 413 and seventeen deaths, followed by Tulsa County with 314 cases and sixteen deaths, and Cleveland County with 236 cases and fourteen deaths. Canadian, Creek, Wagoner, and Washington counties have all surpassed 50 cases apiece.
As of Thursday, there are 186 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Oklahoma. The average fatality age is 73.1 and the average hospitalization age is 65.8. 67.5% of deceased had at least one comorbidity (diabetes, heart disease or circulatory disease, chronic lung disease, liver disease, or renal failure).
There are more than 30,000 COVID-19 tests remaining. Governor Kevin Stitt announced Friday that the state is expecting peak hospital demand to be well within the state’s capabilities.
Modeling authored by Aaron M. Wendelboe, PhD, Justin Dorak, PhD, and Michael P. Anderson, PhD, has identified a peak date of April 21st for the statewide pandemic. They estimate 436 new cases, 22 deaths, 131 new hospitalizations, 915 people hospitalized, and 458 people in ICU on that date. By May 1st they estimate a total of 9,300 cases statewide with 469 deaths.
“Over the past week, Oklahoma has significantly increased COVID-19 testing data due to expanded capacity at labs and more than 80 mobile testing locations across the state,” said Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, interim state epidemiologist. “This new data gave our team of epidemiologists stronger insight to forecast a COVID-19 model for the State of Oklahoma. At this point, we are estimating that Oklahoma will hit peak demand on hospitals, ICU beds, and other critical medical supplies around April 21.”
The Centers for Disease Control are reporting 427,460 cases nationwide with 14,696 deaths, an increase of 33,000 cases since Thursday’s report. Oklahoma is 29th in total cases (33rd per capita) and 23rd in total deaths.
The World Health Organization is showing 1,521,252 cases worldwide with 92,798 deaths. The United States lead the world in cases, followed by Spain with 152,446, Italy with 143,626, Germany with 113,525, and France with 85,351.
