Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 6 May 2020
Mike Seals - May 6, 2020 11:10 am
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
As of this advisory, there are 4,201 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County has 48 confirmed cases, with 7 deaths, and 38 recoveries.
Osage County has 78 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in 8 deaths and 59 people who have recovered.
There are 253 total deaths in the state.
- There are six additional deaths; one of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between May 2-May 4.
- Four in Oklahoma County, three females in the 65 and older age group and a male in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Cleveland County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Creek County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) would like to mark National Nurses Day by thanking all the hard-working nurses for their continued dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. The complete news release on National Nurses Day 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 | 4,201 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 78,689 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 83,401 |
| **Currently Hospitalized | 230 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 784 |
| Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 1 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 253 |
*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 2020-05-06 at 7:00 a.m.
