Carter County on pace to record 5,000 COVID-19 cases by next week
The Daily Ardmoreite
COVID-19 continues to spread across Oklahoma as Carter County officially nears 5,000 total cases of the disease. Even as the average number of new daily cases statewide slowly drops from record highs after the holidays, deaths linked to the disease continue to be reported by the state health department at an alarming rate.
Oklahoma has recorded 379,110 total cases of COVID-19 after 2,686 new cases were recorded Wednsday, according to the OSDH COVID-19 dashboard. The number of deaths statewide climbed to 3,3388 after 65 new deaths were reported by OSDH.
Carter County has recorded 4,826 cases of the disease since March, including 37 new cases reported Wednesday. The seven-day average of new daily cases leveled off just over 40 after a steep drop from over 130, according to OSDH data compiled by The Ardmoreite.
County cases fall, southern Oklahoma remains virus hotspot
The Daily Ardmoreite
Active cases in Carter County remain among the highest in the state as another confirmed death was linked to COVID-19. With 21 deaths recorded by health officials in the county, reporting lags as the Oklahoma Veterans Center reports 40 deaths at the Ardmore facility.
Oklahoma has recorded 360,360 total cases of COVID-19 after 1,986 new cases were recorded Wednesday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The number of deaths swelled to 3,085 after 48 new deaths were reported statewide.
Among those deaths reported Wednesday was that of a Carter County woman between 50 and 64 years old, according to an OSDH daily situation report.
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