Oklahoma Health Department reports record-high 1026 COVID-19 hospitalizations
/The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported record-high COVID-19 related hospitalizations Wednesday, along with 1246 new cases and 17 new deaths.
There are currently 1026 Oklahomans hospitalized from the virus, up from yesterday’s record-high of 974. The adult intensive care unit is at 92% capacity, and the pediatric ICU is at 79%. There are still 740 ventilators available.
The 1246 new cases reported on Wednesday marks seven straight days with at least 1000 new cases, and the seven-day rolling average is at 1231, down from a record-high of 1348 set on October 25th. The active case total is at 15,927, slightly down from Monday’s record of 15,948.
The 17 new deaths bring the seven-day rolling average to a record-high 15.1. One of those cases was a Tulsa County man in the 50-64 age group. 106 new deaths have been reported in the past week.
Sand Springs is at 83 active cases, down from the record-high of 100 on October 9th. There are 1402 active cases in Tulsa and 2453 in Tulsa County.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 9,268,818 cumulative cases nationwide since the pandemic began. There have been 230,893 deaths. Oklahoma currently ranks 23rd in per capita cases in the past week.
The World Health Organization is reporting 47,362,303 cumulative cases since the pandemic began with 1,211,986 deaths. The United States continue to lead the world in total cases, followed by India with 8,313,876, Brazil with 5,554,206, and Russia with 1,693,454.
