Oklahoma reports record single-day increase in COVID-19 cases
/For the third time in the past week, Oklahoma has hit a new record for single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 482 new cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 11,510. There have been 8,144 recoveries and 372 deaths, leaving 2,994 active cases. 195 Oklahomans are currently hospitalized, 68 are in the intensive care unit, and 1,319 Oklahomans have been hospitalized since the pandemic began.
In Sand Springs there have been 63 total cases with 2 deaths and 44 recoveries, leaving 17 active cases. In Tulsa County there have been 2,742 cases with 66 deaths and 1,619 recoveries, leaving 1,057 active cases.
COVID-19 testing sites are open in multiple cities in Oklahoma as a result of a cross-county, city and state health system partnership. Visit this page for updated dates and locations. The State has processed 286,768 negative tests so far.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 2,336,615 cases nationwide with 121,117 deaths. There have been 34,313 new cases and 784 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The World Health Organization is reporting 9,129,146 cases worldwide with 473,797 deaths. There have been 133,611 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. The United States continue to lead the world in total cases, followed by Brazil with 1,106,470, Russia with 606,881, and India with 456,183.
