Sand Springs suffers two COVID-19 deaths in past week
/After going 70 days without a COVID-19 related death, the city of Sand Springs has suffered two in the past week. The town’s sixth death was reported on Sunday, and its seventh was reported Thursday. The deaths come at a time when the town’s active caseload has seen significant decrease.
Sand Springs peaked at 100 active cases on October 9th, but is currently at 60, its lowest level since September 26th. There are 1,265 active cases in nearby Tulsa, however, and 2,121 in the county.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 1,041 new cases statewide Thursday, but the seven-day rolling average is at 1,101, down from a state-record of 1,348 on Sunday. The state’s active case total dipped below 15,000 for the first time in eight days. There are currently 14,968 cases, down from 15,946 on Sunday.
20 new deaths were reported on Thursday, but due to technical difficulties the OSDH Situation Report was unable to provide specific demographics. There have been 85 deaths reported in the past week, and the seven-day rolling average is at an all-time high of 12.1.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 8,834,393 cases since the pandemic began with 227,045 deaths. Oklahoma ranks 23rd in the country in per capita cases over the past seven days.
The United States continue to lead the world in total cases, followed by India with 8,040,203 and Brazil with 5,439,641. According to the World Health Organization, there have been 44,351,506 cases since the pandemic began, with 1,171,255 deaths.
