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Third Kay County resident dies from COVID-19, Oklahoma up to 1,524 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday

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According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, a third Kay County resident has died due to COVID-19. This is the second death from the virus within Kay County in the last 48 hours. However, no new cases have been reported in Kay County where the total remains at 33

The number of reported COVID-19 cases is now up to 1,524 as of Wednesday. A total of 1,479 test results showed back as negative, 390 Oklahomans have been hospitalized since the start of the pandemic in the state and now 12 more Oklahomans have died from the virus within the last 24 hours, bringing the amount of deaths from the virus in Oklahoma to 79.

As for COVID-19 cases in surrounding counties, Osage County has 33, Garfiled County remains with 5 cases, both Logan and Noble counties still have 6, Grant County remains with 1, Pawnee County has no changes since Tuesday with 23 cases and Payne county remains with 24.

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.

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)1,524
Positive (Out-of-State)2
Negative*1,479
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations390
Deaths79

*Negative testing results are only from the State Public Health Laboratory and do not include private laboratory negative results.

COVID-19 Cases by Testing Laboratory

LaboratoryCases
Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma262
State Public Health Laboratory189
Other1,073
Total1,524

COVID-19 Cases by Age Grouping

Age Group, YearsCOVID-19 CasesDeaths
00-04150
05-17250
18-352642
36-493153
50-6440211
65+50363
Total1,52479
Age Range: 0-102 yrsMedian Age: 56

COVID-19 Cases by Gender

GenderCasesDeaths
Female80237
Male72242
Total1,52479

COVID-19 Cases by County

CountyCasesDeaths
Adair252
Atoka10
Beaver10
Beckham10
Bryan30
Caddo60
Canadian401
Carter10
Cherokee161
Choctaw20
Cleveland21214
Comanche440
Cotton40
Craig50
Creek472
Custer50
Delaware130
Dewey10
Garfield50
Garvin110
Grady90
Grant10
Greer324
Jackson60
Jefferson10
Kay333
Kingfisher30
Kiowa10
Latimer41
Le Flore10
Lincoln100
Logan60
Love20
Major10
Marshall10
Mayes122
McClain150
McCurtain20
McIntosh10
Muskogee212
Noble60
Nowata100
Oklahoma31715
Okmulgee110
Osage335
Ottawa150
Pawnee231
Payne240
Pittsburg70
Pontotoc90
Pottawatomie201
Rogers190
Seminole41
Sequoyah101
Stephens111
Texas30
Tillman10
Tulsa29316
Wagoner574
Washington452
Woodward10
Total1,52479

* 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.