PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN RECENTLY STATED THAT HE PLANS ON MAKING THE VACCINE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE ACROSS AMERICA BY MAY. GOVERNOR STITT WANTS THINGS TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER. 550 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE DOSES. LET’S GET THE VACCINE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. >> WE ARE REALLY CLOSE T, ANYBODY WHO WANTS A VACCINE MAY BE IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS WILL BE ABLE TO GET ONE. WE HAVE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON APPROVED. REALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH VACCINES TO GET EVERYONE A VACCINE. >> THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL BE ADDING MORE VACCINE LOCATIONS. THE WHOLE APPOINTMENT PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT SMOOTHE
Oklahoma reports 895 new COVID-19 cases; total provisional death count rises by 87, according to CDC
Updated: 1:23 PM CST Mar 4, 2021
The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday reported 895 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 426,641.According to the health department, 641 is Thursday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.Thursday’s total provisional death count, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics, stands at 7122; that’s 87 more deaths compare to Wednesday’s Situation Update from the OSDH. The health department on Wednesday 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.Officials also reported that 409,728 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.Related Video Above: Gov. Stitt optimistic that more Oklahomans will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine soonThere are currently 12,379 active COVID-19 cases statewide, officials said. Health officials reported that there were 3,126,761 total negative specimens. Officials said there have been 24,103 total hospitalizations, and that 436 people are currently hospitalized.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday reported 895 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 426,641.
According to the health department, 641 is Thursday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.
Thursday’s total provisional death count, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics, stands at 7122; that’s 87 more deaths compare to Wednesday’s Situation Update from the OSDH.
The health department on Wednesday 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.
Officials also reported that 409,728 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.
Related Video Above: Gov. Stitt optimistic that more Oklahomans will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine soon
There are currently 12,379 active COVID-19 cases statewide, officials said.
Health officials reported that there were 3,126,761 total negative specimens. Officials said there have been 24,103 total hospitalizations, and that 436 people are currently hospitalized.