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.