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Oklahoma reports 648 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
Updated: 11:09 AM CDT Sep 28, 2021
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 648 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 610,385.According to the health department, 1,690 is Tuesday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported. The state’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 10,132 as of Tuesday; that’s five more deaths compared to the previous day’s update. >> COVID-19 in Oklahoma: New cases, deaths, breakthrough cases, vaccination ratesHealth officials reported that there are 12,607 total active cases and that the recent 3-day average hospitalizations stand at 1,040. Officials also reported that there are 22 pediatric hospitalizations. The health department announced that they are changing the way they report COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. Moving forward, OSDH officials said they will include the provisional death count provided by CDC/NCHS in the daily updates.According to the CDC, provisional death counts deliver the most complete and accurate picture of lives lost to COVID-19. They are based on death certificates, which are the most reliable source of data and contain information not available anywhere else, including comorbid conditions, race and ethnicity and place of death. Learn more about provisional death count here.Get the details from Oklahoma State Department of Health.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 648 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 610,385.
According to the health department, 1,690 is Tuesday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.
The state’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 10,132 as of Tuesday; that’s five more deaths compared to the previous day’s update.
>> COVID-19 in Oklahoma: New cases, deaths, breakthrough cases, vaccination rates
Health officials reported that there are 12,607 total active cases and that the recent 3-day average hospitalizations stand at 1,040. Officials also reported that there are 22 pediatric hospitalizations.
The health department announced that they are changing the way they report COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. Moving forward, OSDH officials said they will include the provisional death count provided by CDC/NCHS in the daily updates.
According to the CDC, provisional death counts deliver the most complete and accurate picture of lives lost to COVID-19. They are based on death certificates, which are the most reliable source of data and contain information not available anywhere else, including comorbid conditions, race and ethnicity and place of death. Learn more about provisional death count here.