Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 15 September 2020

Mike Seals - September 16, 2020 9:26 am

SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19

As of this advisory, there are 71,314 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.

Kay County is reporting 451 confirmed cases, with 13 deaths.

Osage County has had a cumulative total of 744 cases, with 13 deaths.

There are 912 total deaths in the state attributed to the virus.

  • There are 7 additional deaths identified to report. No deaths were identified in the past 24 hours.
    • One in Creek County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
    • One in Jackson County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group.
    • One in Oklahoma County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
    • One in Tillman County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
    • Three in Tulsa County, one female and two males in the 65 or older age group.
  • For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.

COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results

Confirmed Positive Cases
71,314
*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date 945,194
*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date 1,029,511
**Currently Hospitalized 561
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 5,562
Identified Deaths in the Past 24 hours 0
Total Cumulative Deaths
912

*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. 

***The purpose of publishing aggregated statistical COVID-19 data through the OSDH Dashboard, the Executive Order Report, and the Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report is to support the needs of the general public in receiving important and necessary information regarding the state of the health and safety of the citizens of Oklahoma. These resources may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be used in any way that would determine the identity of any reported cases.

Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health.
*As of 2020-09-15 at 7:00 a.m.


Detailed case statistics are published on the website. Click here for more information.

 

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