Dec 18, 2020
All 77 Oklahoma counties remain in orange risk level for the COVID-19 Risk Level System as of Dec. 18, according to OSDH. Oklahoma reported 3,556 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths on Dec. 18 From OSDH
ENID, Okla. â Oklahoma reported 3,556 new cases and 17 deaths on Dec. 18, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
All 77 Oklahoma counties remain in the âorangeâ moderate-risk level for the COVID-19 Risk Level System this week, according to OSDHâs Friday report.
The 1.4% increase in cases brought the overall total to 251,760, with 32,065 active, a single-day increase of 295, and 217,534 recovered, a single-day increase of 3,244, according to the OSDH.
There have been 2,161 total deaths in Oklahoma in which the virus was the cause or a contributing factor, the OSDH reported.
Dec 16, 2020
ENID, Okla. â Oklahoma gained 3,238 new COVID-19 cases statewide, with 42 new deaths, including a Kingfisher County man, reported by Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Wednesday.
Due to technical difficulties, the daily report from OSDH was delayed until about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Kingfisher County death was a man in the 65 and older age group, OSDH said. This brings the countyâs death total to eight.
The 1.3% increase in cases brings the stateâs total number of cases to 245,229, with 32,194 active, a single-day decrease of 815, and 210,907 recovered, a single-day increase of 4,011, according to the OSDH.
There have been 2,128 deaths reported in Oklahoma in which the virus was the cause or a contributing factor, the OSDH reported.
Dec 17, 2020
ENID, Okla. â Oklahoma reported 2,975 new COVID-19 cases and 16 additional deaths statewide, according to Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday.
The 1.2% increase in cases brings the overall statewide total to 248,204, with 31,770 active, a single-day decrease of 424, and 214,290 recovered, a single-day increase of 3,383, the OSDH reported on Thursday.
There have been 2,144 deaths reported in Oklahoma in which the virus was the cause or a contributing factor, the OSDH reported.
Of the 16 deaths, 13 were in the 65 and older age group: one man in Beckham County, four men in Custer County, one man in Greer County, one woman in Muskogee County, one woman and two men in Oklahoma County and two women and one man in Tulsa County. The other three deaths were in the 50-64 age group: three men from Oklahoma County.
Inmate families protest as COVID-19 spreads in state prisons By: Keaton Ross Oklahoma Watch December 15, 2020
Diedre Adams holds a sign for her son during a protest outside the Department of Corrections’ Oklahoma City headquarters on Dec. 11. (Photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
An upset prison guard walked into Stephanie Avery’s housing unit.
Avery, a former Mabel Bassett Correctional Center inmate, says the officer pulled her mask below the chin, approached a group of women and shouted “I don’t care if you get sick.”
Weeks later, Avery and 112 other women housed at the prison tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-August. Though her symptoms were mild, Avery says a few women on her pod had trouble breathing and were hospitalized.
By Keaton Ross | Oklahoma Watch Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Diedre Adams holds a sign for her son during a protest outside the Department of Corrections Oklahoma City headquarters on Dec. 11, 2020. Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch
An upset prison guard walked into Stephanie Averyâs housing unit.
Avery, a former Mabel Bassett Correctional Center inmate, says the officer pulled her mask below the chin, approached a group of women and shouted âI donât care if you get sick.â
Weeks later, Avery and 112 other women housed at the prison tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-August. Though her symptoms were mild, Avery says a few women on her pod had trouble breathing and were hospitalized.