Oklahoma COVID-19 cases increases to 248, two more die in Cleveland County

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Counties in red have active COVID-19 cases. Counties in yellow have had a death.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma increased dramatically from 164 on Tuesday to 248 on Wednesday with the virus arriving in Comanche, Craig, Lincoln, Okmulgee, Ottawa, and Sequoyah counties.

Two additional deaths have been announced, both from Cleveland County: a woman in her 90s and a man in his 60s. There have been seven total deaths in the state.

The State Department of Health is advising the public to follow a “Safer at Home” executive order from Governor Kevin Stitt, which tells vulnerable populations to stay at home for everything but essential travel. Vulnerable populations include anyone over the age of 65 and anyone with pre-existing conditions like asthma or heart complications.

Of the 248 cases in Oklahoma, 86 have led to hospitalizations. There are two cases in the 0-4 age group, two cases from 5-17, 43 cases from 18-35, 52 cases from 36-49, 64 cases from 50-64, and 85 cases in the 65+ age group. 129 cases are among males and 119 females are affected.

Oklahoma County leads the state with 73 active cases, followed by Tulsa with 41 and Cleveland with 39. Creek, Kay, and Pawnee are the only other counties with 10+ cases.

As of 4:00 p.m. Wednesday there are 68,440 total cases in the United States with 994 total death. Worldwide there are 413,467 cases and 18,433 deaths.