Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 17 June 2020

Mike Seals - June 17, 2020 11:09 am

SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19

As of this advisory, there are 8,904 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.

Kay County is reporting 70 confirmed cases, with 7 deaths, and 50 people who have recovered.

Osage County has 116 confirmed cases, 8 deaths, and 97 recovered cases.

There are 364 total deaths in the state.

  • There is one additional death; it did not occur in the past 24 hours.
    • One in Oklahoma County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
  • The Oklahoma State Department of Health Commissioner Lance Frye, MD, released a statement ahead of events in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday. To read the full news release, 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 8,904
*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date 256,528
*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date 267,424
**Currently Hospitalized 181
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 1,146
Deaths in the Past 24 hours 0
Total Cumulative Deaths 364

*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 2020-06-17 at 7:00 a.m.


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

 

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