Updates on new cases, deaths

Update for Thursday March 4

Oklahoma reported 895 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The state’s cumulative number of cases is 426,641, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The health department, which used the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s preliminary death count on the second day, reported 87 additional deaths Thursday. The state’s death toll during the pandemic, according to the CDC, to date is 7,122.

* Vaccination records from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

** Provisional death rate provided by the CDC.

Update for Wednesday March 3rd

Oklahoma reported 747 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The state’s cumulative number of cases is 425,747, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The health department reported on Wednesday that it will change how it reports COVID-related deaths. OSDH will use a Provisional Death Count so that the state’s reported deaths match those of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and provide a “more current picture” of the impact of the disease in Oklahoma.

Before Wednesday, there was a nearly 2,500 difference between the death toll reported by OSDH and the toll reported by the CDC. The preliminary number of deaths on Wednesday was 7,035.

The provisional death certificate provided by the CDC is based on death certificates. From the OSDH: “As the number of cases increased towards the end of 2020, our investigative epidemiologists began to encounter larger numbers of incomplete data that required in-depth investigation. This process has subsequently caused an increasing divergence in the OSDH death rate.”

“We feel now is an opportune time to make this transition in our reporting system so that there is no idea that we are minimizing these deaths,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Jared Taylor. “We recognize that each of these deaths is a tragedy and has a great cost to that person’s family and friends, to the state of Oklahoma, and to the world.”

* Vaccination records from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

** Provisional death rate provided by the CDC.

Update for Tuesday March 2

Oklahoma reported 111 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The state’s cumulative number of cases is 424,999, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The health department reported 56 additional deaths on Tuesday. The state death toll during the pandemic to date is 4,534.

• Details on the deaths reported Tuesday:
  • Deaths occurred between 11/13/2020 – 2/28/2021
  • 2 of the newly reported deaths occurred in February.
  • 24 of the newly reported deaths occurred in January.
• Deaths identified to report:
  • One in Adair County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Atoka County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Bryan County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • Two in Caddo County, one woman age 65 or older, one man age 65 or older.
  • Two in Canadian County, one male aged 36-49, one male aged 65 or older.
  • One in Cherokee County, a woman aged 50-64.
  • One in Cleveland County, a woman in the age group of 65 or older.
  • Five in Comanche County, three women in the age group 65 or older, two men in the age group 65 or older.
  • Two in Custer County, two men 65 or older.
  • One in Grady County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Haskell County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Jefferson County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Kay County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Love County, a woman aged 36-49.
  • One in Major County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in McClain County, a man 65 or older.
  • One in McIntosh County, a woman 65 or older.
  • Two in Muskogee County, one woman in the age group 65 or older, one man in the age group 65 or older.
  • Five in Oklahoma County, two women in the age group 65 or older, one man in the age group 50-64, two men in the age group 65 or older.
  • Three in Okmulgee County, one woman aged 50-64, one man aged 50-64, one man aged 65 or older.
  • Two in Osage County, one woman aged 50-64, one woman aged 65 or older.
  • One in Ottawa County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Pawnee County, a male 65 or older.
  • Three in Pittsburg County, two women in the age group 65 or older, one male in the age group 65 or older.
  • One in Pottawatomie County, a woman aged 65 or older.
  • One in Stephens County, a woman 65 or older.
  • 13 in Tulsa County, one woman aged 50-64, three women aged 65 or older, nine men aged 65 or older.

Vaccination records from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Update for Monday March 1

Oklahoma reported 380 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. The state’s cumulative number of cases is 424,888, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The health department reported an additional 50 deaths on Monday. The state’s death toll during the pandemic to date is 4,478.

Additional details on the deaths reported Monday:

• 2 of the newly reported deaths occurred in February.
• 47 of the newly reported deaths occurred in January.
• Deaths identified to report:
  • One in Carter County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Cherokee County, a woman 65 or older.
  • Five in Cleveland County, three women in the age group 65 or older, two men in the age group 65 or older.
  • Four in Comanche County, one woman in the age group 65 or older, three men in the age group 65 or older.
  • Two in Creek County, two females 65 or older.
  • One in Garvin County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • Three in Grady County, one woman age 65 or older, one man age 50-64, one man age 65 or older.
  • One in Haskell County, a man aged 50-64.
  • Two in Johnston County, one woman aged 65 or older, one man aged 18-35.
  • One in Kay County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Kiowa County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Le Flore County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Major County, a woman 65 or older.
  • Three in Muskogee County, one woman 65 or older, two men 65 or older.
  • One in Noble County, a woman 65 or older.
  • Six in Oklahoma County, one woman aged 50-64, three women aged 65 or older, two men aged 65 or older.
  • One in Okmulgee County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Osage County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Pittsburg County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Pontotoc County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Pushmataha County, a woman 65 or older.
  • One in Rogers County, one woman aged 18-35.
  • Two in Seminole County, one male aged 50-64, one male aged 65 or older.
  • One in Sequoyah County, a man aged 65 or older.
  • Six in Tulsa County, one woman aged 50-64, three women aged 65 or older, one man aged 50-64, one man aged 65 or older.
  • One in Woodward County, a woman 65 or older.

Vaccination records from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

* Data from Friday’s Executive Order Report.