MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR RELEASE: April 24, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Shelley Zumwalt Shelley.Zumwalt@omes.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 3,121 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.  There are nine additional deaths; three occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 17-April 22. Two in Oklahoma County, a male in the 36-49 age group and female in the 50-64 age group. One in Tulsa County, a female in the 65 and older age group. One in Caddo County, a female in the 65 and older age group. One in Sequoyah County, a male in the 65 and older age group.  One in Creek County, a male in the 50-64 age group. One in Ottawa County, a male in the 65 and older age group.  One in Cleveland County, a male in the 65 and older age group. One in Wagoner County, a female in the 65 and older age group.  There are 188 total deaths in the state. To provide an up-to-date review of epidemiological data about COVID-19 in the state, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is releasing today a new Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report. This report provides an in-depth review of data collected April 17-23 and new changes in the classification of cases.  The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has created a survey to assess health care and health care access challenges people with disabilities are encountering with the COVID-19 pandemic.The survey is open until May 1 and can be found here.  A list of COVID-19 testing sites in the state can be found here. For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov. COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results Confirmed Positive Cases 3,121 *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date  47,491 *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date 50,881 **Currently Hospitalized 310 Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 638 Deaths in the Past 24 hours 3 Total Cumulative Deaths 188   *The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals.  **This number is a combination of hospitalized positive cases and hospitalized persons under investigation, as reported by hospitals at the time of the report. The data reflect a change in calculation and should not be compared to prior data.  Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. *As of 2020-04-24 at 7:00 a.m. Detailed case statistics are published on the website. Click here for more information. ###  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