The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 150 active COVID-19 cases in Pittsburg County on March 8. More information from OSDH can be found in the story.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 133 active COVID-19 cases in Pittsburg County on March 5. More information from OSDH can be found in the story.
Mar 4, 2021
Cleveland County Health Department employees bag up test kits April 9 at a COVID-19 mobile testing site at Griffin Community Park. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has begun reporting what they call âprovisional COVID-19 deathsâ to more closely align with the CDCâs death toll for the state â because of this change officials say the local death counts will only be updated once a week, tentatively on Tuesdays.
Oklahoma State Epidemiologist Dr. Jared Taylor said that the new way the state will report COVID-19 deaths will be the total for the entire state, though they will continue to conduct an Acute Disease Service epidemiological investigation and will report those findings â which includes the local death count â once a week.
Oklahoma officials looking to refine pandemic death reporting By: Paul Monies Oklahoma Watch March 2, 2021
Blue bars show daily deaths. The red line is the sum of deaths over the last seven days, divided by 7. Averages are used to reduce reporting differences.
(Courtesy graphic/CDC)
Oklahoma public health officials are hoping to close a widening gap when it comes to recording deaths related to COVID-19.
The late-2020 surge in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths left many of the state’s tracking systems behind as providers responsible for updating reports concentrated on providing patient care ahead of filling out reports. It was further exacerbated as epidemiologists and other public health officials got behind in fatality case investigations, which is the total the state has been publishing for COVID-19 deaths.
Oklahoma State Department of Health and staff reports Mar 2, 2021
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 119 active COVID-19 cases in Pittsburg County and three additional deaths on March 2. More information from OSDH can be found in the story.
Total statewide cumulative positive cases: 424,999
407,934 assumed recoveries statewide
Total active cases statewide: 12,531
Total statewide deaths: 4,534
Total cumulative cases in Pittsburg County: 4,418
Total assumed recoveries in Pittsburg County: 4,260 Recovered: currently not hospitalized or deceased and 14 days after onset/report. Recoveries calculated beginning on 4/6/2020.
Total deaths in Pittsburg County: 39
Active Pittsburg County cases: 119 (0 inmates at Jackie Brannon Correctional Center, two isolated and one quarantined at Oklahoma State Penitentiary as of 2/1; 7 at long-term care facilities as of 2/25)