Rolling average of coronavirus cases declines in Oklahoma

The Associated Press - April 25, 2021 7:59 am

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Data from Johns Hopkins University shows the rolling average of new coronavirus cases in Oklahoma each day has declined by 59.3% during the past two weeks.

The daily average fell by 351.3, from 592.3 on April 8 to 241 on April 22. There have been 95 new cases per 100,000 people in Oklahoma during the past two weeks, which ranks 48th in the country for new cases per capita.

The state health department, which no longer provides daily case counts and death tolls, on Friday reported 446,550 total cases since the pandemic began and 8,206 deaths based on data provided to the federal Centers for Disease Control.

 

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