Oklahoma COVID-19 cases rise to 4,424 with 3,064 recoveries

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma has risen to 4,424 with 266 deaths and 228 current hospitalizations. 3,064 Oklahomans have recovered, leaving 1,360 active cases. Tulsa County has totaled 684 cases, 493 recoveries, and 36 deaths. Sand Springs has totaled 34 cases with two deaths and 30 recoveries.

Six additional deaths have been linked to COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Two of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between May 2nd and May 6th.

  • One in Oklahoma County, a female in the 65 and older age group.

  • One in Caddo County, a male in the 50-64 age group. 

  • One in Cotton County, a male in the 65 and older age group.

  • One in Le Flore County, a male in the 65 and older age group.

  • One in Rogers County, a female in the 50-64 age group. 

  • One in Washington County, a male in the 65 and older age group.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield to bring Caring Vans to under-served areas for COVID-19 testing. The tests will be available to everyone, regardless of if they are showing symptoms for the virus. OSDH Commissioner Gary Cox has set a goal of testing 90,000 people during the month of May.

Caring Vans will be at the following locations on Friday, May 8, and on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Guiding Right, 1420 NE 23rd St., Okla. City

  • Supermercados Morelos, 1 SE 59th St., Okla. City

  • Little Flower Catholic Church (across the street from Latino Community Development Agency), 1125 S. Walker Ave., Okla. City

  • La 29 Business Association, SW 29th St., Okla. City

“As the state enters the first phase of a measured reopening, testing becomes even more vital to health officials and Oklahomans who use data to make informed decisions to protect health,” said Cox. “We want everyone to get tested, regardless of whether or not they are currently showing symptoms, so we can improve early detection of new clusters and hot spots as they arise and aggressively mitigate spread.”

A full list of COVID-19 testing sites can be found at this link. There have been 84,869 negative tests so far in Oklahoma.

“We are pleased to spotlight the data reflecting Oklahoma’s continued success in flattening the curve,” said Interim State Epidemiologist Aaron Wendelboe. “The more testing we do, the more confidence we have in our data. We are relying on Oklahomans to get tested for COVID-19 now that we have plenty of testing capability.”

There have been 712 confirmed cases in the past week, an increase of 43.3% from the prior week, and 46 deaths, a 4.5% increase. 71 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties have at least one confirmed case.

The Centers for Disease Control are reporting 1,219,066 cases nationwide with 73,297 deaths. Oklahoma is 38th in total cases (45th per capita) and 31st in deaths.

The World Health Organization is reporting 3,767,744 cases worldwide with 259,593 deaths. The United States lead the world, followed by Spain (221,447), Italy (215,858), The United Kingdom (206,719, and Russia (187,859).