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OSDH Reports First Human Cases of West Nile Virus in the State for 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reporting the first human infections in 2023, caused by West Nile Virus (WNV). Over the last month, evidence of WNV activity has increased across the state and is now considered to be widespread. Positive mosquito pools have been identified in many regions of...

July Totaled More COVID Cases Than The Previous 4 Months Combined, Health Dept. Says

COVID numbers increased drastically in July, according to the latest newsletter posted by the City-Cowley County Health Department."July has seen an extreme increase within the county with more cases than the previous four months combined," the health department stated.The health department recorded 517 cases of the virus for the month through July 29, when...

B.5 COVID Cases Spiking In Cowley County, Health Department Says

The City-Cowley County Health Department says respiratory infections in the county have risen dramatically over the past few weeks.According to a news release from the health department Monday, during the past four weeks a sharp increase in new COVID-19 infections has been noted in Cowley County.The new infections are connected to the newest Omicron...

ACPD Adds ‘Safe Return’ Program To Aid Missing Person Cases

The Arkansas City Police Department announced a new initiative is says will better serve the most vulnerable members of the community, according to a news release from the department.The "Safe Return" program is already a success in other parts of the country, including the Bedford Police Department in Texas, the ACPD said.Safe Return is...

771 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County as of Feb. 2

As of February 2, Kay County a total of 771 new COVID-19 cases. This is a 3.7% increase compared to the following week. Kay County's seen an overall total of 11,459 COVID cases since March 2020. Other statistics for Kay County show that 52.8% of the age 5+ population, as well as 85.1% of the...

751 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

The Kay County Health Department reported on Thursday that Kay County's seen 751 new COVID-19 cases from January 13-19. Kay County's seen an overall total of 9,887 COVID-19 cases since March 2020.52% of the age 5+ and 84.4% of the age 65+ populations in Kay County have received at least one dose of the...

OSDH reports 12,841 new COVID-19 cases Monday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 12,841 new COVID-19 cases for Monday, and 14,913 new cases Sunday. Since March 2020, Oklahoma's seen 839,143 COVID-19 cases overall.According to KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, OSDH officials believe that there are 110,244 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Oklahoma's seen 12,775 deaths as of Friday.Officials say there...

OSDH documents over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases between January 4-10

The Oklahoma State Department documented 2,404 new COVID-19 between January 4-10.Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 55,187 COVID-19 cases since March 2020. As for Kay County, there are 453 new COVID-19 cases. Kay County's seen an overall total of 9,136 cases.51.6% of the Age 5+ population, and 84.3% of the Age 65+ population has...

1,589 new COVID-19 cases this week for Oklahoma

As of January 5, the Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 1,589 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, putting the state's overall total of COVID-19 cases since early 2020 to 52,783.Locally, Kay County saw 218 new COVID-19 cases in a week. Kay County's had an overall total of 8,683 COVID-19 cases.43.2% of the...

3,380 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma since Friday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 3,380 new COVID-19 cases across the state since Friday, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 697,590.Saturday saw 2,163 new cases, while Sunday and Monday saw 1,217 new cases.There are 13,619 total active cases and that the recent three-day average hospitalizations stand at...

Kay County Health Department reports 117 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

The Kay County Health Department shared data regarding new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, December 15.Kay County saw an increase of 117 new COVID-19 cases. Since early 2020, Kay County has seen an overall total 8,158 recoveries. The amount of recoveries and active cases is unknown at this time.55.5% of the Kay County population that's...