Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 29 May 2020
Mike Seals - May 29, 2020 4:10 pm
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
As of this advisory, there are 6,338 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County is reporting 52 cases, 7 deaths, and 43 recoveries.
Osage County has had 95 cases, 8 deaths, and 83 recoveries.
There are 329 total deaths in the state.
- There are three additional deaths; two of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the other died on May 23.
- One in Oklahoma County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- Two in Tulsa County, both males in the 65 and older age group.
- The State has surpassed its goal to collect and test more than 90,000 specimens in the month of May. As of Wednesday, May 27, the Oklahoma State Department of Health had processed 113,264 specimens collected for COVID-19 testing since the first of the month, with a total of 183,632 tests conducted since COVID-19 was first detected in early March. For more information on testing, click here.
- COVID-19 testing sites are open in multiple cities in Oklahoma as a result of a cross-county, city and state health system partnership. Visit this page for updated dates and locations.
- For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.
COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results
| Confirmed Positive Cases | 6,338 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 181,060 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 188,665 |
| **Currently Hospitalized | 160 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 982 |
| Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 2 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 329 |
*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 2020-05-29 at 7:00 a.m.
