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TULSA, Okla. â Some health officials say the need to administer COVID vaccines is spreading as fast as the virus.
Monday, the state health department reported 819 new cases.
Doctors fear this is a wave that could have been prevented with more COVID vaccine shots.
Clinic staff of Morton Comprehensive Health Services are running more tests than vaccinations. For them, this is a frustrating setback.
Because of the increase in testing, Morton staff pulled a nurse from regular duties to be dedicated to only running tests.
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Oklahoma Healthcare Providers See More Patients Get Tested For COVID-19
The number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma has tripled in the past two weeks when comparing the seven-day average at the beginning of the month, to now.
Healthcare providers said they are also seeing a big increase in people coming in to get tested. People are getting tested for several reasons right now, whether it is for travel, or to go back to work, but others are sick.
At a drive thru testing site in Broken Arrow, healthcare workers said they were testing people for COVID-19 non-stop Monday.
No appointment is necessary at the Warren Clinic on Elm, and St. Francis said people can get results within 48 hours. The testing site operates from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. on weekends.
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Local Organizations Partner To Host Food Giveaway, Vaccination Clinic
On Tuesday, folks in the Tulsa area can pick up a free load of groceries and receive their COVID-19 vaccination with just one stop.
Food On The Move hosts grocery giveaways one to two times a week for those who need a little extra help. But on Tuesday they re teaming up with medical professionals to give out the COVID-19 vaccine as well.
Food On the Move and Morton Comprehensive Health Services will set up the drive-through vaccination clinic in OSU-Tulsa s East Parking Lot at 700 North Greenwood from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.