Oklahoma COVID Update – 29 April 2020
Mike Seals - April 29, 2020 12:55 pm
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
As of this advisory, there are 3,473 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County has 47 confirmed cases of the virus, with 7 deaths attributed, and 38 people listed as recovered.
Osage County has 73 confirmed cases, with 8 deaths, and 50 listed as recovered.
There are 214 total deaths in the state.
- There are seven additional deaths; three of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 16-April 26.
- Two in Oklahoma County, a male in the 65 and older age group and a male in the 36-49 age group.
- One in Tulsa County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Garvin County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Kay County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Muskogee County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Washington County, a male in the 50-64 age group.
- On Tuesday, Governor Kevin Stitt called for all COVID testing locations and providers to expand access to all Oklahomans who desire to be tested, even without demonstrating symptoms.
- Drive-thru COVID-19 testing is now available at the Oklahoma Health Center in coordination with the University of Oklahoma. If you are experiencing symptoms, call 405-271-7774 to make an appointment. More information 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 | 3,473 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 57,794 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 61,619 |
|
**Currently Hospitalized |
283 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 703 |
| Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 3 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 214 |
*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 2020-04-29 at 7:00 a.m.
