MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR RELEASE: April 28, 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 3,410 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.  There are 10 additional deaths; none of them occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 22-April 26. Four in Tulsa County, a male in the 65 and older age group, a female in the 65 and older age group, a male in the 50-64 age group, and a female in the 50-64 age group. Three in Washington County, two females in the 65 and older age group and a male in the 65 and older age group. One in Caddo County, a female in the 65 and older age group. One in Cleveland County, a male in the 65 and older age group. One in Delaware County, a female in the 65 and older age group. There are 207 total deaths in the state. Drive-thru COVID-19 testing is now available at the Oklahoma Health Center in coordination with the University of Oklahoma. If you are experiencing symptoms, call 405-271-7774 to make an appointment. More information can be found here. Drive-thru COVID-19 testing is now available at the Chickasaw Nation Tishomingo Health Clinic. The site is open to the public. The hours are Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are experiencing symptoms, please call (580) 371-2361. 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 3,410 *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date  56,289 *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date  60,037 **Currently Hospitalized  288 Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 693 Deaths in the Past 24 hours 0 Total Cumulative Deaths 207   *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 2020-04-28 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