Oklahoma reports record-high active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
/The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported several new record-high COVID-19 statistics Friday afternoon, including 1,524 new cases. The previous single-day record was 1,401 on July 27th. There are 13,515 active cases in the state, surpassing the September 28th record of 13,379.
Hospitalizations set a new record for the third time in the past four days, up to 749. The death rate continues to remain below record-highs, however. The seven-day rolling average was 10.4 on August 30th and is currently at 6.7.
Sand Springs reached 100 active cases for the first time after 25 new cases were reported in the past 48 hours. There are 1,253 active cases in Tulsa, and 2,016 in Tulsa County.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 7,583,200 cumulative cases nationally with 212,111 deaths. There have been 322,741 new cases reported in the past seven days. Oklahoma ranks 22nd in total cases per capita and is ninth in per capita cases in the past seven days. The state is 38th in per capita deaths and 26th in per capita deaths in the past week.
The World Health Organization is reporting 36,361,054 cumulative cases worldwide with 1,056,186 deaths. The United States continue to lead the world in total cases, followed by India with 6,906,151, Brazil with 5,000,694, and Russia with 1,272,238.
