FROM THE TOP HEALTH OFFICIALS TODAY. YEAH, I HOPE THIS WILL SAY THEY’RE STILL SEEING VERY FAST SPREAD OF THAT DELTA VARIA,NT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH LOW VACCINATION RATES QUESTION. OF COURS ISEOW H BAD COULD THAT GET WITH EASTERN? OKLAHOMA IS STILL HIT THE HARDEST RIGHT NOW NORTHEASTERN PART OF OKLAHOMA THAT THE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ITSELF IS WHERE WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE SPIKES WHICH BY THE WAY IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI, WHICH WE KNOW HAVE A VE RY RATE OF DELTA. OH SMA PRESIDENT DR. MARY CLARK SAYING THAT SPREAD ISIK LELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE REST OF THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIS T. AARON WENDELL BOWE MODELING A COMING SPIKE, ALTHOUGH HE DOESN’T EXPECT THINGS TO GET AS BAD AS LTAS YEAR POPULATION LEVEL IMMUNITY. WE HEAV NATIONAL COMMUNITY HAVING SAID THAT OUR VACCINATION RATES IN OKLAHOMA ARE LOWER THAN ON AVERAGE. SOME HEALTH OFFICIALS ALSO SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT AGAINST THAT NEW LAW. THIS YEAR THAT BANS SCHOOLS FROM PUTTING IN PLACE MASK MANDATES, UNLESS THE GOVERNOR ISSUES A STLESS THE GOVERNOR ISSUES A ATE OF EMERGENCY A LOT OF OUR SUPERINTENDENTS ANDND A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP’S HANDS ARE TIED. LIKE THEY CANNOT BREAK THE LAW AND MANDATE MASKS. WE DO RECOMMEND THAT THEIR CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL IN WELL-FITTING MASKS AND MAYBE ENEV CONSIDER MEDICAL GRADE MA
Oklahoma reports more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases
Updated: 12:33 PM CDT Jul 21, 2021
The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,203 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 468,401.According to the health department, 750 is Wednesday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.Wednesday’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 8,677. That’s five more compared to the previous day’s update. 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.Health officials reported that there are 5,799 total active cases and that 413 people are currently hospitalized. Officials also reported that there are 26 pediatric hospitalizations.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,203 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 468,401.
According to the health department, 750 is Wednesday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.
Wednesday’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 8,677. That’s five more compared to the previous day’s update.
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.
Health officials reported that there are 5,799 total active cases and that 413 people are currently hospitalized. Officials also reported that there are 26 pediatric hospitalizations.