Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 23 April 2020
Mike Seals - April 23, 2020 12:14 pm
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
As of the latest report, there are 3,017 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County has 47 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in 6 deaths, with 37 people listed as recovered.
Osage County has 68 confirmed cases, with 8 deaths, and 38 people listed as recovered.
There have been a total of 179 COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma.
- There are nine additional deaths; six occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 18-April 21.
- Two in Cleveland County, a male and female in the 65 and older age group.
- Two in Washington County, a male and female in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Oklahoma County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Tulsa County, a female in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Creek County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Caddo County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Muskogee County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) implemented a COVID-19 data dashboard to display statistics, including sortable data by county and zip code.
- In an effort to help the public make best use of the dashboard, a tutorial video created by OSDH Director of Public Policy and Health Promotion Buffy Heater, can be found here.
- A list of COVID-19 testing sites in the state can be found here.
- For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.
COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results
| Confirmed Positive Cases | 3,017 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 44,761 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 47,984 |
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**Currently Hospitalized |
284 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 622 |
| Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 6 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 179 |
*The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals.
**This number is a combination of hospitalized positive cases and hospitalized persons under investigation, as reported by hospitals at the time of the report. The data reflect a change in calculation and should not be compared to prior data.
Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health.
*As of 2020-04-23 at 7:00 a.m.
