New COVID-19 case reported in Sand Springs, Oklahoma reaches 5,960 cases

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After a week of zero active cases, the COVID-19 outbreak has returned to Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The city has totaled 37 cases since the pandemic began, with 34 recoveries and two deaths. There is now one active case.

The state of Oklahoma has totaled 5,960 cases overall, with 4,645 recoveries and 311 deaths. There are 1,004 active cases statewide, with 174 individuals currently hospitalized. 932 Oklahomans have been hospitalized since the pandemic began.

Four additional deaths have been linked to the virus. None occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between May 13 and May 21.

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

• Three in Tulsa County, one male in the 65 and older age group, one female in the 65 and older age group and one male in the 50-64 age group.

A full list of COVID-19 testing sites can be found at this link. There have been 153,804 negative tests in the state.

In recognition of Memorial Day, all Oklahoma State Department of Health offices and county health departments will be closed on Monday, and a media advisory will not be released with new statistics.

In the most recent OSDH Weekly Report, for May 15 to May 21, there were 718 new confirmed cases, 701 recovered cases, and 20 deaths for a net loss of active cases.

While the average age of cases was 50 years, with a range of 0 to 102, the average age of the deceased is 75. The youngest Oklahoman to die from the virus was 22.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 1,595,885 cases nationwide with 96,002 deaths. Oklahoma is 38th in the nation in total cases, and 44th per capita. The state is 34th in deaths.

The World Health Organization is reporting 5,105,881 cases worldwide with 333,446 deaths. The United States continue to lead the world in total cases, followed by Russia with 335,882 and Brazil with 310,087.