Oklahoma COVID-19 death toll rises by 20; more than 1,300 new positive cases reported – KOCO Oklahoma City

ABBY, YOU SPOKE TO OU MED’S ICU DIRECTOR. ABIGAIL: RIGHT. DR. BRENT BROWN IS ALSO A PULMONOLOGIST, SPECIALIZES IS THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WHICH OF , COURSE IS WHERE WE SEE COVID-19 WREAK HAVOC. HERE AT KOCO 5, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. JUST LIKE YOU SAID DANA REACHED , OUT TO ASK ME, WHAT TYPES OF THERAPEUTICS ARE OUR OKLAHOMA DOCTORS ABLE TO OFFER OUR COVID PATIENTS? SHE SAYS I’M JUST WONDERING H OUR PEOPLE ARE BEING CARED FOR. TONIGHT, WE ARE GETTING THE ANSWER TO DANA’S QUESTION. >> T STANDARD AND MOST PROVEN THERAPY RIGHT NOW FOR SEVERE COVID-19, IS TO RECEIVE STEROIDS. ABIGAIL: DR. BRENT BROWN WITH MED TELLS ME IN THEIR MOST SEVERE PATIENTS, THEY SEE THE BEST RESULTS FROM STEROIDS. >> THE DRUG DETHOMOXZONE. ABIGAIL: I ASKED HIM HOW DO STEROIDS FIGHT COVID-19? HE TELLS ME THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN OVERREACT TO WHATEVER IS INFECTING IT. THAT’S WHERE STEROIDS COME IN. IT SORT OF TURNS DOWN THE VOLUME OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, SO IT DOESN’T REACT AND ATTACK OUR OWN BODY AND MAKE THE SITUATIO WORSE. ABIGAIL: BUT NOT EVERYONE SHOULD GET STEROIDS. DR. BROWN SAYS PATIENTS WITH MILD SYMPTOMS. THEY SHOULD NOT RECEIVE STEROIDS. YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE YOURSELF WORSE. ABIGAIL: WHAT ABOUT REGENERON WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT? >> THE REGENERON WOULD CERTAINLY BE A BIG UNKNOWN. ABIGAIL: EXPERIEMENTAL DRUG THAT IS THE EXPERIEMENTAL DRUG PRESIDENT TRUMP RECEIVED. >> NOT AVAILABLE TO ANYONE I OKLAHOMA THAT I AM AWARE OF. ABIGAIL: DR. BROWN WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO WAIT TOO LONG TO CALL YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. >> THE BREATHING PROBLEMS CAN MOVE VERY QUICKLY. ACTUALLY DIE IN THE AMBULANCE ON WAY TO HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY WAITED TOO LONG WITH THEIR BREATHING TROUBLE. ABIGAIL: THE PRESIDENT ALSO RECEIVED PLASMA FROM A COVID SURVIVOR. THAT IS STILL STANDARD PROTOCOL OU MED. BUT DR. BROWN SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY RECEIVE IT WITHIN THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF SERIOUS ILLNESS AFTER THAT, IT’S PROBABLY TOO LATE LASTLY, A NEW STUDY JUST OUT THAT SAYS THE DRUG REMDEIVIR MAY NOT BE NEARLY AS EFFECTIVE AS WE FIRST THOU

Oklahoma COVID-19 death toll rises by 20; more than 1,300 new positive cases reported

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,302 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 121,495.>> CORONAVIRUS MAP OF OKLAHOMA: Check cases by countyTwenty additional deaths were reported Friday; four deaths were identified in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. Here’s what we know about the latest deaths: One in Bryan County, one female in the 65 or older age group. Five in Cleveland County, two males in the 50 – 64 age group and three males in the 65 or older age group. One in Grant County, one female in the 65 or older age group. Two in McClain County, one female and one male in the 65 or older age group. One in McCurtain County, one male in the 65 or older age group. One in Ottawa County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group. One in Payne County, one male in the 65 or older age group. One in Tillman County, one female in the 65 or older age group. Five in Tulsa County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group and two females and two males in the 65 or older age group. One in Wagoner County, one female in the 65 or older age group.One in Washington County, one male in the 65 or older age group.According to the health department, there have been 1,326 coronavirus deaths statewide.Get the details from Oklahoma State Department of Health.Officials also reported that 105,137 Oklahomans have recovered from the virus. By Oklahoma health officials’ definition, a recovered patient is currently not hospitalized or deceased and it has been 14 days after onset/report.Health officials reported that there were 1,480,280 total negative specimens. Officials said there have been 8,778 total hospitalizations, and that 865 people are currently hospitalized.According to the health department, 34.51% of those who tested positive are between the ages of 18 and 35, 21.35% are 36 to 49 years old, 18.38% are 50 to 64 years old, 14.25% are 65 years old or older, 9.55% are 5 to 17 years old and 1.90% are 4 years old or younger.TOTAL CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF CASES BY COUNTY (As of Friday, Oct. 30) Adair: 832 cases, 11 deaths Alfalfa: 127 cases Atoka: 462 cases, 1 death Beaver: 93 cases, 1 death Beckham: 925 cases, 11 deaths Blaine: 216 cases, 1 death Bryan: 1,610 cases, 14 deaths Caddo: 1,168 cases, 26 deaths Canadian: 4,112 cases, 23 deaths Carter: 908 cases, 10 deaths Cherokee: 1,418 cases, 8 deaths Choctaw: 466 cases, 2 deaths Cimarron: 40 cases Cleveland: 8,568 cases, 105 deaths Coal: 105 cases Comanche: 2,509 cases, 17 deaths Cotton: 103 cases, 3 deaths Craig: 641 cases, 2 deaths Creek: 1,625 cases, 39 deaths Custer: 1,114 cases, 6 deaths Delaware: 1,291 cases, 28 deaths Dewey: 94 cases, 1 death Ellis: 26 cases Garfield: 2,497 cases, 28 deaths Garvin: 721 cases, 6 deaths Grady: 1,659 cases, 16 deaths Grant: 109 cases, 1 death Greer: 154 cases, 8 deaths Harmon: 76 cases Harper: 74 cases, 2 deaths Haskell: 395 cases, 5 deaths Hughes: 413 cases, 5 deaths Jackson: 1,154 cases, 13 deaths Jefferson: 84 cases Johnston: 306 cases, 4 deaths Kay: 903 cases, 16 deaths Kingfisher: 575 cases, 3 deaths Kiowa: 181 cases, 3 deaths Latimer: 216 cases, 2 deaths Le Flore: 1,712 cases, 24 deaths Lincoln: 812 cases, 22 deaths Logan: 881 cases, 2 deaths Love: 285 cases, 1 death Major: 189 cases, 2 deaths Marshall: 287 cases, 2 deaths Mayes: 998 cases, 15 deaths McClain: 1,367 cases, 13 deaths McCurtain: 1,653 cases, 41 deaths McIntosh: 523 cases, 10 deaths Murray: 323 cases, 3 deaths Muskogee: 2,398 cases, 28 deaths Noble: 190 cases, 3 deaths Nowata: 264 cases, 4 deaths Okfuskee: 567 cases, 8 deaths Oklahoma: 24,468 cases, 231 deaths Okmulgee: 1,272 cases, 12 deaths Osage: 1,396 cases, 13 deaths Other: 5 cases Ottawa: 1,271 cases, 17 deaths Pawnee: 343 cases, 5 deaths Payne: 2,841 cases, 13 deaths Pittsburg: 1,288 cases, 21 deaths Pontotoc: 848 cases, 4 deaths Pottawatomie: 2,293 cases, 14 deaths Pushmataha: 286 cases, 6 deaths Roger Mills: 91 cases, 4 deaths Rogers: 2,519 cases, 55 deaths Seminole: 831 cases, 6 deaths Sequoyah: 1,273 cases, 14 deaths Stephens: 772 cases, 8 deaths Texas: 1,826 cases, 10 deaths Tillman: 151 cases, 4 deaths Tulsa: 22,312 cases, 211 deaths Wagoner: 1,972 cases, 31 deaths Washington: 1,361 cases, 42 deaths Washita: 189 cases Woods: 187 cases Woodward: 1,279 cases, 5 deaths

OKLAHOMA CITY —

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,302 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 121,495.

>> CORONAVIRUS MAP OF OKLAHOMA: Check cases by county

Twenty additional deaths were reported Friday; four deaths were identified in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. Here’s what we know about the latest deaths:

One in Bryan County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
Five in Cleveland County, two males in the 50 – 64 age group and three males in the 65 or older age group.
One in Grant County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
Two in McClain County, one female and one male in the 65 or older age group.
One in McCurtain County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
One in Ottawa County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group.
One in Payne County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
One in Tillman County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
Five in Tulsa County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group and two females and two males in the 65 or older age group.
One in Wagoner County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
One in Washington County, one male in the 65 or older age group.

According to the health department, there have been 1,326 coronavirus deaths statewide.

Get the details from Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Officials also reported that 105,137 Oklahomans have recovered from the virus. By Oklahoma health officials’ definition, a recovered patient is currently not hospitalized or deceased and it has been 14 days after onset/report.

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NEW: Oklahoma reports 1,302 new coronavirus cases, decreasing the 7-day average slightly.

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Health officials reported that there were 1,480,280 total negative specimens. Officials said there have been 8,778 total hospitalizations, and that 865 people are currently hospitalized.

According to the health department, 34.51% of those who tested positive are between the ages of 18 and 35, 21.35% are 36 to 49 years old, 18.38% are 50 to 64 years old, 14.25% are 65 years old or older, 9.55% are 5 to 17 years old and 1.90% are 4 years old or younger.

TOTAL CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF CASES BY COUNTY (As of Friday, Oct. 30)