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COVID numbers continue to rise – Oklahoma State Dept of Health urging Oklahomans to seek out testing

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(Oklahoma City) — OSDH is urging Oklahomans who have chosen to attend large-scale gatherings in recent weeks to seek out testing for COVID-19, even if symptoms are not present.
✔️”As we have expected, our state is experiencing increased positive cases since reopening,” said Interim Health Commissioner Lance Frye, M.D. “As Governor Stitt has said many times before, the virus is still here. We all have to learn how to live within this new normal, and both our health care system and the general public must stay vigilant and prepared.”
????Please continue to follow these simple tips to protect yourself and those around you during the COVID-19 pandemic.
✔️continue to practice social distancing,
✔️practice handwashing and personal health hygiene,
✔️wear a cloth face covering when in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain,
✔️individuals who are sick should self-isolate from the public and others and get tested for COVID-19.
Please remember that the County Health Department provides free curbside COVID-19 Testing- By Appointment Only
✅COVID Call Center: Call 2-1-1 or visit covidresources.ok.gov for resources and information.

SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19

  • As of this advisory, there are 11,510 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
  • There is one additional death; it did not occur in the past 24 hours.
    • One in Garfield County, a female in the 36-49 age group.
  • There are 372 total deaths in the state.
  • 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 Cases11,510
*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date286,768
*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date299,930
**Currently Hospitalized268
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations1,319
Deaths in the Past 24 hours0
Total Cumulative Deaths372

*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 2020-06-24 at 7:00 a.m.

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