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Oklahoma virus hospitalizations remain near record high - October 18, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of hospitalizations due to the coronavirus remain near a record high in Oklahoma while the number of reported cases has increased by 1,195 and deaths rose by 14. T...
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Four killed in head-on collision in central Oklahoma - October 18, 2020
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — Four people were killed and another person critically injured in a head-on collision in central Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that the four dead were the dri...
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Group falls short after trying to remove Norman councilwoman - October 17, 2020
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The city clerk of Norman acknowledged in a legal filing that a group of citizens who launched a petition drive seeking to oust a City Council member did not have the number of s...
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Oklahoma seeks to privatize care to most Medicaid recipients - October 17, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma agency that oversees the state’s Medicaid program has published two requests for proposals seeking for-profit companies to outsource care for most Medicaid recipie...
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Governor names three Oklahoma state agency directors - October 17, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced his appointments, pending state Senate approval, of three state agency directors who have been serving as interim directors. Stitt on ...
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Record coronavirus hospitalizations reported in Oklahoma - October 17, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials report that the number of hospitalizations is again at a record high for people either with the coronavirus or under investigation for infection. Th...
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I-35 Accident near Braman Kills Tulsa Man - October 16, 2020
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a fatality collision occurred today (10/16/2020) at approximately 12:46 a.m. on Interstate 35 southbound at mile marker 230 near Braman, Oklahoma. The firs...
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Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 16 October 2020 - October 16, 2020
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 This week, five counties moved from the "orange" risk phase to "yellow" and four counties moved from "yellow" to "orange". OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide h...
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NIH Begins Large Clinical Trial for Treatment of COVID-19 - October 16, 2020
The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three immune modulator drugs in hospitalized adults with COVID-19. Some COVID-1...
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Average Oklahoma Unemployment Lowest since Pandemic Start - October 15, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s four-week average of unemployment claims has fallen below 100,000 for the first time since the jobless rate skyrocketed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state e...
