The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,039 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, Sept. 17. Oklahoma has seen an overall total of 73,318 COVID-19 cases as 10,274 cases are active.
Six additional virus-related deaths were documented on Thursday to put the state’s death toll at 930. One death being a Garfield County female in the 65 or older group. Garfield County also has 20 new positive COVID-19 cases to put their stats to 1,402 cases, 18 deaths and 1,104 recoveries.
Kay County has 13 new COVID-19 cases as of Thursday, putting the county’s stats to 472 cases, 13 deaths and 343 recoveries. As for the active cases in Kay County, 81 are for Ponca City, 22 for Newkirk, five for Blackwell, three for Tonkawa and one for Kaw City. See complete data for cities across Oklahoma by clicking here.
For new cases in other local counties, there are 49 for Payne County, five for Washington County, four for Logan County, three for Osage County, two for Pawnee County and one each for Grant and Noble counties.
DATA FOR LOCAL COUNTIES
Payne County – 1,928 cases/5 deaths/1,505 recoveries
Garfield County – 1,402 cases/18 deaths/1,104 recoveries
Washington County – 939 cases/40 deaths/833 recoveries
Osage County – 755 cases/13 deaths/684 recoveries
Kay County – 473 cases/13 deaths/343 recoveries
Logan County – 378 cases/1 death/322 recoveries
Pawnee County – 237 cases/3 deaths/220 recoveries
Noble County – 139 cases/2 deaths/114 recoveries
Grant County – 37 cases/no deaths/29 recoveries
For the second day in a row, there were more recoveries than cases reported. OSDH documented 1,088 more recoveries for Thursday in Oklahoma. The statewide recovery total is at 62,114. In order for a recovery to count, the recovered patient must not be deceased or hospitalized and it has been 14 days since their report.
Officials report that as of Thursday, 966,519 test results have returned negative. There have been 5,698 total hospitalizations as 516 people are currently hospitalized.
You can check out the latest COVID-19 data and graphs for Oklahoma when you visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.
If you wish to get tested for COVID-19, you can schedule an appointment with local offices listed below.
Garfield County Health Department
2501 S. Mercer, Enid, OK
Contact: (580)233-0650
Grant County Health Department
115 North Main, Medford, OK
Contact: (580)395-2506
Kay County Health Department
433 Fairview Ave., Ponca City, OK
Contact: (580)762-1641
Logan County Health Department
215 Fairgrounds Rd., Suite A, Guthrie, OK
Contact: (405)282-3845
Noble County Health Department
300 Fir St., Perry, OK
Contact: (580)336-2257
Osage County Health Department
1115 SE 15th St., Pawhuska, OK
Contact: (918)287-3740
Pawnee County Health Department
639 Seventh St., Pawnee, OK
Contact: (918) 762-3643
1390 West Cherokee, Cleveland, OK
Contact: (918) 358-2546
Payne County Health Department
1321 West 7th, Stillwater, OK
Contact: (405) 372-8200
1026 N. Linwood, Cushing, OK
Contact: (918) 225-3377
Washington County Health Department
5121 S.E. Jacquelyn Lane, Bartlesville, OK
Contact: (918) 335-3005
