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The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported more than 900 new COVID-19 cases in the state Friday, including 22 in Norman.
Fridayâs new case report brings Normanâs cumulative case toll to 13,323. The state has reported 12,752 recoveries in Norman.
Normanâs death toll stands at 139. The state anticipates updating local death numbers each Tuesday, according to the health department.
Normanâs seven-day new case average is at about 12 cases. Numbers from Norman Regional Hospital Systems Monday showed a slight uptick in local COVID hospitalizations over the last reporting period in February, but a slight decrease in ICU patients.
More than 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered so far in Oklahoma, with one district administering more than 100,000 doses since the mid-December mark.
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.
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