Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 24 April 2020
Mike Seals - April 24, 2020 11:16 am
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
As of this advisory, there are 3,121 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County has 47 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in 6 deaths, with 37 cases registered as ‘recovered.’
Osage County has 68 confirmed cases, with 8 deaths, and 38 people who have recovered from the virus.
Total deaths in the state now stand at 188.
- There are nine additional deaths; three occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 17-April 22.
- Two in Oklahoma County, a male in the 36-49 age group and female in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Tulsa County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Caddo County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Sequoyah County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Creek County, a male in the 50-64 age group.
- One in Ottawa County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Cleveland County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
- One in Wagoner County, a female in the 65 and older age group.
- To provide an up-to-date review of epidemiological data about COVID-19 in the state, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is releasing today a new Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report. This report provides an in-depth review of data collected April 17-23 and new changes in the classification of cases.
- The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has created a survey to assess health care and health care access challenges people with disabilities are encountering with the COVID-19 pandemic.The survey is open until May 1 and can be found here.
- A list of COVID-19 testing sites in the state can be found here.
- For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.
COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results
| Confirmed Positive Cases | 3,121 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 47,491 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 50,881 |
|
**Currently Hospitalized |
310 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 638 |
| Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 3 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 188 |
*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 2020-04-24 at 7:00 a.m.
