MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR RELEASE: March 26, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Jamie Dukes Public Information Manager Office of Communications (405) 271-5601 JamieD@health.ok.gov Coronavirus.health.ok.gov COVID-19 Call Center: (877) 215-8336 STAY CONNECTED! #HealthyOklahoma     MEDIA QUESTIONS? Contact the Office of Communications (405) 271-5601 Communications@health.ok.gov Business Hours:  8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Creating a State of Health www.health.ok.gov    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 248 positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. New counties with cases include Comanche, Craig, Lincoln, Okmulgee, Ottawa and Sequoyah counties. There are an additional two deaths in Cleveland County, a female in her 90s and a male in his 60s. There are seven total deaths in the state. As the state continues to work aggressively with public and private partners to increase testing supplies in Oklahoma, it is likely that the increase in confirmed cases is related to an increase in testing in the state. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) operated two satellite testing sites in Kay County and Pittsburg County. There were 32 specimens collected at the Kay County site and 16 in Pittsburg County. The tests are being processed by the Oklahoma Public Health Laboratory. With the number of cases rising each day, the OSDH urges the public to follow the Governor's "Safer at Home" executive order advising vulnerable populations and those over the age of 65 to stay home until April 30 and for non-essential businesses in counties with COVID-19 cases to temporarily suspend services until April 30. The CDC also recommends the public to stay home, practice social distancing, hand washing, and specifically for those who are sick to isolate for up to 14 days. For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.  COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results Positive (In-State) 248 Positive (Out-of-State) 2 Negative* 958 Hospitalizations 86 Deaths 7 *Negative testing results are only from the State Public Health Laboratory and do not include private laboratory negative results.   COVID-19 Cases by Testing Laboratory Laboratory Cases Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma 48 State Public Health Laboratory 83 Other 117 TOTAL 248   COVID-19 Cases by Age Group Age Group, Years COVID-19 Cases* 00-04 2 05-17 2 18-35 43 36-49 52 50-64 64 65+ 85 Total 248 Age Range 0-95 yrs   COVID-19 Cases by Gender Male 129 Female 119 Total 248   COVID-19 Cases by County County Cases Deaths Adair 2 0 Bryan 1 0 Canadian 6 0 Carter 1 0 Cleveland 39 3 Comanche 3 0 Craig 1 0 Creek 10 0 Custer 3 0 Delaware 1 0 Garvin 2 0 Grady 2 0 Jackson 1 0 Kay 11 0 Lincoln 1 0 Logan 3 0 Mayes 2 0 McClain 2 0 Muskogee 4 0 Noble 2 0 Oklahoma 73 2 Okmulgee 2 0 Osage 3 0 Ottawa 1 0 Pawnee 10 1 Payne 5 0 Pontotoc 1 0 Pottawatomie 2 0 Sequoyah 1 0 Stephens 1 0 Tulsa 41 1 Wagoner 6 0 Washington 5 0 Total 248 7   Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. *As of 2020-03-26 at 7:00 a.m. ###  Back to Top                                                                                                                                                     Your Oklahoma State Department of Health Subscriptions:  Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe All | Contact the Health Department | Help This email was sent to eoncopeland.corona@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Oklahoma State Department of Health · 1000 NE 10th · Oklahoma City, OK 73117· 1-800-522-0203