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Kay County COVID-19 cases jumps from 36 to 41, New deaths from virus in Osage, Garfield and Pawnee Counties

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The state of Oklahoma took another jump on Friday with over 100 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Oklahoma now has reported 1,794 positive cases of COVID-19 dating back to when testing started in March.

New numbers from the Oklahoma State Department of health also show that 8 new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma to 88.  Garfield and Pawnee counties each have one new death to report, and two more in Osage County.

Locally, Kay County made a big jump on Friday where  5 new cases were reported, bringing the county’s total to 41 positive cases and 3 deaths overall. For cases in surrounding counties, Osage County is up from 41 to 45, Garfield remains with 5, 26 now in Pawnee, 28 in Payne, Noble remains at 6 and Logan County still at 7.

All test results conducted through the OSDH public health laboratory are sent to the ordering physician or submitting clinical facility. Results will not be provided by phone, nor will the status of the pending test be advised by phone. If test results are positive, public health officials initiate an investigation, which results in notifying the patient and provider to conduct the case investigation and contact tracing.

Current Situation

COVID-19 is a virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in 2019 and has since spread globally into a pandemic. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. While roughly 80% of cases report mild symptoms, some progress into severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure and can lead to death. Current data indicates the risk of death for those contracting COVID-19 notably increases for individuals above the age of 60 or for individuals with autoimmune conditions. On January 11, 2020, the first set of individuals in the United States tested positive for COVID-19. The virus has since spread across all 50 states and the number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19 continues to rapidly grow each day.

COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results

Positive (In-State)1,794
Positive (Out-of-State)2
*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens20,370
*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date22,370
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations427
Deaths88

*The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals. 

COVID-19 Cases by Testing Laboratory

LaboratoryCases
Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma297
State Public Health Laboratory193
Other1,304
Total1,794

COVID-19 Cases by Age Grouping

Age Group, YearsCOVID-19 CasesDeaths
00-04160
05-17280
18-353152
36-493753
50-6446712
65+59371
Total1,79488
Age Range: 0-102 yrsMedian Age: 56

COVID-19 Cases by Gender

GenderCasesDeaths
Female95740
Male83748
Total1,79488

COVID-19 Cases by County

CountyCasesDeaths
Adair262
Atoka10
Beaver10
Beckham10
Bryan30
Caddo80
Canadian521
Carter10
Cherokee181
Choctaw20
Cleveland23614
Comanche470
Cotton40
Craig60
Creek533
Custer50
Delaware230
Dewey10
Garfield51
Garvin110
Grady110
Grant10
Greer464
Jackson60
Jefferson10
Kay413
Kingfisher50
Kiowa10
Latimer41
Le Flore30
Lincoln110
Logan70
Love20
Major10
Marshall10
Mayes132
McClain180
McCurtain20
McIntosh10
Muskogee212
Noble60
Nowata100
Okfuskee10
Oklahoma41317
Okmulgee130
Osage457
Ottawa170
Pawnee262
Payne280
Pittsburg80
Pontotoc90
Pottawatomie252
Rogers230
Seminole61
Sequoyah102
Stephens131
Texas30
Tillman10
Tulsa31416
Wagoner654
Washington572
Woodward10
Total1,79488

* Community spread is defined as the spread of an illness for which the source of
infection is unknown. For purposes of our COVID-19 reporting, we are highlighting
the counties that contain a positive case.