Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 16 May 2020
Mike Seals - May 16, 2020 11:07 am
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
As of this advisory, there are 5,237 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County is reporting 49 confirmed cases, resulting in 7 deaths and 39 registered as recovered.
Osage County has had 91 confirmed cases of the virus, with 8 deaths and 64 people listed as recovered.
There are 288 total deaths in the state.
- There are three additional deaths; none of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 30-May 13.
- One in Oklahoma County, a male in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Caddo County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Cleveland County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- This week’s Oklahoma COVID-19 Weekly Report is now available. Reports from weeks past can be found 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 | 5,237 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 117,807 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 123,954 |
| **Currently Hospitalized | 180 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 878 |
| Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 0 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 288 |
*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 2020-05-16 at 7:00 a.m.
