Oklahoma surpasses 24,000 active cases of COVID-19, Sand Springs has 164
/As the number of active COVID-19 cases in both Sand Springs and Oklahoma at large continue to set new records, Sand Springs community leaders joined together to release a video Friday morning pleading with Sandites to remain smart and cautious in this unprecedented time.
“Sand Springs we need your help to get through this latest COVID challenge. It will take all of us working together to combat this highly infectious disease,” said Mayor Jim Spoon. “We’re counting on you, Sand Springs, to take this matter seriously. If we all work together we can regain control of this pandemic spread. If we all work right now, we can keep Sand Springs healthy.”
“We love Sand Springs. We’re just asking to not to give in to the divisiveness and the anger that’s all around in our culture here today,” said HillSpring Associate Pastor Matt Barnett. “What we know is that we’re all in this together, and if we’re all in this together that means that we can make it through this together. As we go into our Holiday season, we’re just asking to use common sense in everything that we do so on the other side of this pandemic we can come out stronger and better.”
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 2,667 new cases on Friday, the second-highest single-day total since the pandemic began, bringing the seven-day rolling average to a record-high 2,230 and the active total to a record-high 24,091.
20 new cases were reported in Sand Springs on Friday, and there have been 114 new cases in the past week. The active case load is at a record-high 164, doubling in only ten days. There are 1,947 active cases in the city of Tulsa, and 3,551 in Tulsa County.
In the last situation update from the Sand Springs Public School District, there were 26 positive cases and 428 active quarantines. Those numbers were collected last Friday and reported on Monday. They are expected to go up on next Monday’s report.
The rising number of quarantines led SSPS to move to virtual schooling at the secondary level, beginning yesterday. Of the 26 cases, 19 were at Charles Page High School, and five were at Clyde Boyd Middle School. Grades 6-12 will move to virtual till the Monday following Thanksgiving Break, while Elementary schools will continue with in-person learning for now.
SSPS Superintendent Sherry Durkee and Chamber of Commerce President Kyle Smith also appeared in the City’s video. Watch their full comments below.
The Tulsa Health Department’s Daily New Active Case Rate map has moved the 74063 ZIP Code into the Severe Risk category with 0.34 cases per 1,000 residents.
There are a record-high 1,279 active hospitalizations statewide. There are currently only 64 adult ICU beds available across the state, and only 48 pediatric ICU beds. 12 new deaths were reported Friday, bringing the statewide death toll to 1,493.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 10,508,864 cumulative cases nationwide since the pandemic began. There have been 242,216 deaths. Oklahoma currently ranks 15th in per capita cases in the past seven days.
The World Health Organization is reporting 52,487,476 cumulative cases worldwide with 1,290,653 deaths. The United States continue to lead the world in total cases, followed by India with 8,727,795 and Brazil with 5,748,375.
