Oklahoma reaches 15,000 active COVID cases and record 910 hospitalizations
/The COVID-19 pandemic is reaching record heights in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported a record single-day increase of 1,628 new cases Thursday, bringing the seven-day rolling average to a record-high 1,235. The active case total has set new record-highs in eight of the past nine days, and is currently at 15,017.
Current hospitalizations reached a record-high for the third straight day, now at 910. A previous record of 663 held from late July till October 6th, and since then it has gone up ten times. There were 870 hospitalizations on Wednesday and 821 on Tuesday.
The OSDH reported eleven additional deaths on Wednesday, including one in Tulsa County. Of the 11, only two were under 65 years of age, and all were over the age of 50. There have been 48 deaths reported in the past three days, bringing the seven-day rolling average to a record-high 11.1. The previous record average was 10.4 in late August.
While numbers are going up across the state, they are slowly declining in Sand Springs. The city reached a record active total of 100 on October 9th, but is down to 64 now, the lowest level since September 27th. There are 1,428 active cases in Tulsa, and 2,318 in Tulsa County.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 8,312,667 cases nationwide since the pandemic began, with 221,438 deaths. Oklahoma ranks 15th in the country in new cases per capita over the past week.
The World Health Organization is reporting 41,104,946 cases worldwide since the pandemic began, with 1,128,325 deaths. The United States continue to lead the world in cumulative cases, followed by India with 7,706,946 and Brazil with 5,273,954.
