2,662 New COVID-19 Cases, 29 More Virus-Related Deaths Reported In State, OSDH Says
Twenty-nine more virus-related deaths and 2,662 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Thursday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
A total of 399,727 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the total number of virus-related deaths increased to 3,710, the state health department said on Friday.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 2,216, the state health department said.
As of Friday, 494,085 total vaccine doses have been administered and 615,100 total doses have been received by the state. More than 110,800 Oklahomans have completed both inoculations.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Friday 2,787 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state s total to 384,217.
Tulsa County had 462 of Friday s cases. Its total now stands at 63,201, second to Oklahoma County s 74,315. A larger proportion of Tulsa County residents, however, are known to have been infected with the coronavirus throughout the pandemic. To date, 9.7% of Tulsa County s population has tested positive for COVID-19 versus Oklahoma County s 9.3%.
The state s seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, fell from 2,626 to 2,604. The average has stayed below 3,000 for 11 days. The record of 4,256 was set Jan. 13. Oct. 5 was the last time the seven-day average was below 1,000.
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A federal economic relief package passed by Congress in March promised to provide a lifeline for hospitals, particularly those in rural communities where many facilities struggled to survive even before the coronavirus pandemic.
But over the past 10 months, the distribution of more than $100 billion in CARES Act funding for health care providers has been plagued by a dizzying rollout and, at times, contradictory guidelines for how to use the funding.The result has been a patchwork of problems for rural hospitals, which were already at far greater risk of closure than other health care fa
How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals
COVID-19 relief was meant to give a lifeline to hospitals, especially the small, rural facilities that struggled to stay open before 2020. But in states like Oklahoma, problems created by confusing guidelines could cause harm long after the pandemic.
by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier
Jan. 26, 11 a.m. EST
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