COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma

COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationOklahoma, U.S.
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseTulsa
Arrival dateMarch 8, 2020
Confirmed cases1,018,328 [1]
Active cases7,083 [1]
Hospitalized cases772 (Current) [1]
Recovered442,741
Deaths
14,537 [1]
Government website
coronavirus.health.ok.gov

As of December 22, 2022, Oklahoma has been impacted more by Covid than the average U.S. state. Statistics for the U.S. as a whole are 331 deaths per 100,000 population with 68 percent of the population fully vaccinated. The comparable statistics for Oklahoma are 405 deaths per 100,000 population with 59 percent of the population fully vaccinated. 16,041 deaths from Covid have been recorded in Oklahoma. A wide variation in deaths from Covid exists between counties in Oklahoma. Greer County recorded a death rate of .00753 (753 deaths per 100,000 residents). Payne County recorded a death rate of only .00231 (231 deaths per 100,000 residents.[2]

The first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of Oklahoma was reported on March 7, 2020, with the first confirmed COVID-19 death occurring on March 18.[3] For the 7 days ending May 19, 2021, Oklahoma public health authorities reported 965 new cases of COVID-19, for a cumulative total of 451,280 cases since the start of the pandemic. The state's death toll increased to 6,918 with 40 deaths reported over the previous 7 days.

As of August 18, 2021, Oklahoma has administered 3,642,556 COVID-19 vaccine doses, equivalent to 51.05% of the state's population.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d "OSDH: 1,300 new cases, 49 deaths from COVID-19 in Oklahoma". KFOR.com Oklahoma City. February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tracking Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Latest Map and Case Count, December 22, 2022". New York Times. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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  4. ^ "More Than 704 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Tracker". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma Coronavirus Vaccination Progress". USAFacts.org. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.