TO SAY CHRISTINE. WE,LL DR. DALE BRATZER SAYS WE’RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS JUST YET OVER 800. OKLAHOMA’S ARE STILL TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 EVERY SINGLE DAY. I DON’T THINK WE CAN SAY THAT WE’RE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC YET IN TODAY’S HEALTERHI OKLAHOMA UPDATE DR. DALE BRATZER SAYS WHILE WE’RE COMING OUT OF THE DELTA VARNTIA SURGE. WE CANNOT BECOME COMPLACENT. ALL ITOU WLD TAKE IS ANOERTH VARIANT FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY COMING INO T THE UNITED STATES PARTICULARLY ONE FOR WHICH PRIOR INFECTNIO OR VACCINES DIDN’T GIVE YOU MUCH PROTECTION AND WE COULD GO THROUGH THIS ALL OVER AGAIN ANOTHER POINT FROM BRATZLER. I’M STILL CONCERNED THAT WE COULD SEE I’M RESURGENC IEN THE WINTER MONTHS, YOU KNOW, WE’RE SEEING CASES PKEA IN SOME OF THE NORTHERN COLDER STATES LIKE MICHIGAN, MONTANA, IDAHO. THOSE STATES ARE SEEING PEAKS NOW. YES AS WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE INSIDE. THIS IS GOING T BEO THE COLD AND FLU SEASON AND WE JUST NEED TO REMEMBER THAT. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT A SECOND OR THIRD OR FOURTH OR FIFTH WAVE. IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE NEW VARIANTS THAT WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SO, WHY ARE WE STILL SEEING A DOWNWARD TREND IN COVID CASES? SO VACCINATION RATES ARE CONTINUING TO GO UP AND THAT’’ GOOD. ALTHOUGH WE’RE NOT NEARLYS A HIGH AS I THINK WE NEED TO BE AT BUT THE OTHER THINGS I AOT L OF PEOPLE GOT INFECTED WITH THE DELTA VARNTIA AND THERE IS DEFINITELY NATURAL IMMUNITY THAT OCCURS WNHE YOU’VE BEEN INFECTED WITH COVID-19 WITH THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID9-1 AND RECOVER FROM IT. SO HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALSO KE EPING A CLOSE EYE HERE ON ETH DELTA PLUS VARIANT THEY SAY THAT THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INFECTIOUS THAN THE DELTA VARIANT. OF COURSE. WE’LL KEEP Y
Oklahoma reports 780 new COVID-19 cases, 9 additional deaths
Updated: 12:00 PM CDT Nov 2, 2021
The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 780 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 646,132.According to the health department, Tuesday’s seven-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported is 662.The state’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 11,393 as of Tuesday; that’s nine more deaths compared to the previous day’s update.Health officials reported that there are 5,444 total active cases and that the recent three-day average hospitalizations stand at 456. Officials also reported that there are 17 pediatric hospitalizations.The health department changed the way it reports COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. OSDH officials 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 counts here.Get the details from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 780 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 646,132.
According to the health department, Tuesday’s seven-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported is 662.
The state’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 11,393 as of Tuesday; that’s nine more deaths compared to the previous day’s update.
Health officials reported that there are 5,444 total active cases and that the recent three-day average hospitalizations stand at 456. Officials also reported that there are 17 pediatric hospitalizations.
The health department changed the way it reports COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. OSDH officials 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 counts here.
Get the details from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.