Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Six more COVID-19 deaths reported in Oklahoma

(From the Oklahoma State Department of Health)

As of this advisory, there are 5,489 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.

There are six additional deaths; none of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between May 4-May 17.

Three in Oklahoma County, two females in the 65 and older age group and a male in the 65 and older age group.

-One in McIntosh County, a male in the 65 and older age group. 








-Two in Washington County, both females in the 65 and older age group. 

-There are 294 total deaths in the state.

As highlighted in the Governor’s EO report published Monday evening, the State has processed since Saturday 16,308 specimens tested for COVID-19, which is an average of 5,400 tests processed a day. As a result, the percentage of positives derived from Oklahoma’s total COVID-19 tests has declined again to an all-time low of 4.4%.

Through a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma and The Caring Foundation, OSDH is deploying Caring Vans providing free COVID-19 testing to underserved communities in Oklahoma City, increasing testing accessibility. This week, a Caring Van will be at the Latino Community Development Agency (lcdaok.com). 

COVID-19 testing is open to everyone 16 and older; people do not need to exhibit symptoms to be tested. More information can be found here.

COVID-19 testing sites are open in multiple cities in Oklahoma as a result of a cross-county, city and state health system partnership. Visit this page for updated dates and locations.

For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.

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