Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 26 May 2020

Mike Seals - May 26, 2020 11:35 am

SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19

As of this advisory, the State of Oklahoma has reported a total of 6,137 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19.

Kay County is reporting a total of 52 cases, resulting in 7 deaths, and 42 recoveries.

Osage County has had 94 cases, with 8 deaths, and 81 people listed as recovered.

There are 318 total deaths in the state.

Since our last Situation Report, the following number of positive cases were published daily at coronavirus.health.ok.gov:

    • Saturday – 111 new positives for a total of 5,960
    • Sunday – 77 new positives for a total of 6,037
    • Monday – 53 new positives for a total of 6,090
    • Tuesday – 47 new positives for a total of 6,137
  • There are seven additional deaths; zero of them occurred in the past 24 hours all died between May 22-May 24.
    • Two in Oklahoma County, one male in the 65 and older age group and one female in the 65 and older age group.
    • Three in Tulsa County, one male in the 65 and older age group, one female in the 65 and older age group and one male in the 50-64 age group.
    • One in Grady County, a female in the 36-49 age group.
    • One in Jackson County, a male in the 65 and older age group.
  • 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 6,137
*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date (As of 5/22) 153,804
*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date (As of 5/22) 160,903
**Currently Hospitalized (As of 5/22) 174
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 941
Deaths in the Past 24 hours 0
Total Cumulative Deaths 318

*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 2020-05-26 at 7:00 a.m.


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

 

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