Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 7 August 2020
Mike Seals - August 7, 2020 11:07 am
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
This week, there are 9 fewer counties in the “orange” risk zone. OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide hospitalization trends for COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Alert map will be updated every Friday in the Situation Update at 11:00 a.m. This week’s map can be seen in this update below the test results chart.
As of this advisory, there are 42,255 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Kay County has reported 238 confirmed cases, resulting in 11 deaths. There are 190 people listed as recovered.
Osage County has had 397 confirmed cases, with 11 deaths, and 338 people in recovered status.
There have been 600 total deaths in the state attributed to the virus.
- There are 7 additional deaths identified to report. No deaths were identified in the past 24 hours.
- One in Creek County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group.
- One in Okfuskee County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- Three in Oklahoma County, one male in the 50 – 64 age group and one female and one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Stephens County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- One in Tulsa County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
- For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.
COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results
| Confirmed Positive Cases | 42,255 |
| *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date | 643,560 |
| *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date | 693,309 |
| **Currently Hospitalized | 561 |
| Total Cumulative Hospitalizations | 3,555 |
| Identified Deaths in the Past 24 hours | 0 |
| Total Cumulative Deaths | 600 |
*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 2020-08-07 at 7:00 a.m.
Oklahoma COVID-19 Alert System
As of 2020-08-06
