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NEW: Oklahoma reports 228 new cases of coronavirus, another record increase.The 7-day average continues to skyrocket, far surpassing the peak of the outbreak early on.
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As cases increase dramatically, testing has actually declined somewhat, according to the 7-day average of that number.
Tuesdays usually see the highest "new tests" report... today's report was lower than the past few.
Tuesdays usually see the highest "new tests" report... today's report was lower than the past few.
The number of people currently in the hospital increased to 172 last night
Here's a graph of the state's new cases by the date the person said they started feeling sick.
The purple line is delayed by 7 days to let data come in. It shows a very clear steady increase since 6/1
The purple line is delayed by 7 days to let data come in. It shows a very clear steady increase since 6/1
Here is that same graph for Oklahoma and Tulsa counties, both of which are seeing increases. Tulsa's cases are spiking higher
Health officials in the metros have generally attributed the bulk of this increase to reopening in the state and general "quarantine fatigue."
In Tulsa, their increase was also attributed in part to several indoor gatherings https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/tulsa-health-department-director-wishes-trump-rally-would-be-postponed-as-local-covid-cases-surge/article_bac51435-a5d0-5b5c-ba74-182047453d53.html
In Tulsa, their increase was also attributed in part to several indoor gatherings https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/tulsa-health-department-director-wishes-trump-rally-would-be-postponed-as-local-covid-cases-surge/article_bac51435-a5d0-5b5c-ba74-182047453d53.html
Yesterday, Vice President Mike Pence said Oklahoma's cases have "declined precipitously"
This wasn't true yesterday and it's not true today. https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1272629554788564992?s=20
This wasn't true yesterday and it's not true today. https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1272629554788564992?s=20
This wasn't even true before the recent spike. It's probably fair to say that the curve had been flattened, but cases certainly hadn't "declined precipitously"
According to an AP report, Gov. Stitt said yesterday that much of the increase is due to an increase in testing. This does not seem to be true, as testing is down in the past two weeks and cases are up.
5/20-6/2 65,510 tests
6/3-6/16 57,148 tests
https://apnews.com/4bd6cbe3accdb74dc2d564089b71212c
5/20-6/2 65,510 tests
6/3-6/16 57,148 tests
https://apnews.com/4bd6cbe3accdb74dc2d564089b71212c
The percent of people who tested positive also increased in the past two weeks
5/20-6/2 1.8% positive
6/3-6/16 3.4% positive
(I calculate the "total tests" number by adding negative+positive specimens)
5/20-6/2 1.8% positive
6/3-6/16 3.4% positive
(I calculate the "total tests" number by adding negative+positive specimens)
Asked Gov. Stitt's office the questions on the left. Statement on the right.
The number of people currently in the hospital ticked up by nine in this evening's report
