28% of Oklahomans who test positive for COVID-19 now end up in hospital, health experts say Updated: 8:06 AM CDT Jul 7, 2021 Share Updated: 8:06 AM CDT Jul 7, 2021
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Show Transcript THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS AT PLAY HERE. THAT’S A BIG STATISTIC AND RIGHT CASSE COMGIN IN FROM OTHER STATES THE DELTA VARIANT AND FEWER PEOPLE GETTING TESTED EXPERTS WE HEARD FROM TODAY SAID ALL OF THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CIDOV-19 PICTURE THAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. IN A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THOSE TESTS ARE COMING BACK POSITIVE SUCH THAT WE’RE BACK TO LEVELS. WE’VE NOT SEEN SINCE MID-FEBRUARY DOCTORS SAY NOT AS MANY OKLAHOMANS ARE GETTING COVID-19 TESTED THESE DAYS BUT OF THOSE TESTS MORE THAN 9% COME BACK POSITIVE AND A HIGHER MBNUERF O THOSE WHO DO TEST POSITIVE HAVE TO BE HOSPITALIZED ALMOST 28% OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COVID-19 A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST IN THE LAST 14 DAYS ARE BEING ADMITTED. THAT’S A REALLY HIGH ADMISSION RATE EXPERTS. SAY THE DELTA VA
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