Updates on new cases, deaths

Update for Thursday, March 4

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

The Department of Health, on its second day using the Provisional Death Count from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported 87 additional deaths on Thursday. The death toll in the state during the pandemic, according to the CDC, is 7,122 so far.

* Vaccination data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

** Provisional death count provided by the CDC.

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Update for Wednesday, March 3

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

The Health Department said on Wednesday it will change the way it reports COVID-related deaths. The OSDH will use a Provisional Death Count so that deaths reported in the state reflect those of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and show a “more timely picture” of the impact of the disease in Oklahoma.

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

The provisional death count provided by the CDC is based on death certificates. From the OSDH: “As cases increased in late 2020, our investigating epidemiologists began to find a large number of incomplete records that required in-depth investigation. This process subsequently caused an increasing difference between the OSDH death count.”

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

* Vaccination data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

** Provisional death count provided by the CDC.

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Update for Tuesday, March 2

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

The Department of Health reported 56 additional deaths on Tuesday. The death toll in the state during the pandemic is 4,534 so far.

• Details on deaths reported on Tuesday:
  • Deaths occurred between 11/13/2020 – 02/28/2021
  • 2 of the recently reported deaths occurred in February.
  • 24 of the recently reported deaths occurred in January.
• Deaths identified to report:
  • One in Adair County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • One in Atoka County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • One in Bryan County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • Two in Caddo County, a woman aged 65 and over, a man aged 65 and over.
  • Two in Canadian county, one man in the 36-49 age group, one man in the 65 and over age group.
  • One in Cherokee County, a woman in the 50-64 age group.
  • One in Cleveland County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • Five in Comanche County, three women aged 65 and over, two men aged 65 and over.
  • Two in Custer County, two men aged 65 and over.
  • One in Grady County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • One in Haskell County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • One in Jefferson County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • One in Kay County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • One in Love County, a woman in the 36-49 age group.
  • One in Major County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • One in McClain County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • One in McIntosh County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • Two in Muskogee County, a woman aged 65 and over and a man aged 65 and over.
  • Five in Oklahoma County, two women aged 65 and over, one man aged 50-64, two men aged 65 and over.
  • Three in Okmulgee County, a woman in the 50-64 age group, a man in the 50-64 age group, a man in the 65 and older age group.
  • Two in Osage County, a woman in the 50-64 age group, a woman in the 65 and older age group.
  • One in Ottawa County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • One in Pawnee County, a man aged 65 and over.
  • Three in Pittsburg County, two women aged 65 and over, one man aged 65 and over.
  • One in Pottawatomie County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • One in Stephens County, a woman aged 65 and over.
  • 13 in Tulsa County, one woman aged 50-64 years, three women aged 65 and over, nine men aged 65 and over.

Vaccination data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Update for Monday, March 1st

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

The Department of Health reported an additional 50 deaths on Monday. The death toll in the state during the pandemic is 4,478 so far.

Additional details on deaths reported on Monday:

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

Vaccination data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

* Data from Friday’s Executive Order Report.