The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 3,274 new COVID-19 cases for Thursday, September 2.
According to the situation report, Oklahoma’s seen 557,770 COVID-19 cases since early 2020 as 22,890 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 2,671. The CDC provisional death count is 9,253.
As of Wednesday, Kay County has seen 6,098 COVID-19 cases, 136 deaths and 5,739 recoveries. Therefor, Kay County has 223 active cases. For active cases in surrounding counties, Garfield has 256, Osage has 55, Pawnee has 134, Noble has 82 and Grant has 23.
If you’re needing to get tested for COVID-19, the Kay County Health Department has COVID-19 testing available by appointment only at the Ponca City clinic on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Make an appointment by calling 580-762-1641. COVID-19 testing is NOT available at the Blackwell clinic.
Data for Kay County communities is posted below:
PONCA CITY – 4,412 COVID-19 cases/90 deaths/4,159 recoveries
BLACKWELL – 822 COVID-19 cases/30 deaths/762 recoveries
NEWKIRK – 509 COVID-19 cases/7 deaths/485 recoveries
TONKAWA – 426 COVID-19 cases/15 deaths/398 recoveries
KAW CITY – 78 COVID-19 cases/3 deaths/71 recoveries
BRAMAN – 30 COVID-19 cases/1 death/27 recoveries
As for the COVID-19 vaccine, a total of 3,829,308 doses have been administered. This includes 2,109,416 Oklahomans receiving the first dose and 1,734,367 Oklahomans that are fully vaccinated.
Register online to receive a notification when you’re eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at vaccinate.oklahoma.gov, or locate other vaccine opportunities at vaccinefinder.org.
Third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available at the Kay County Health Department. Click here to learn more.
