Two Tulsa County men were among four additional COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
One man was between 36 and 49 years old. The other was over 65. The illness has killed five people in Tulsa County.
With men over 65 in Muskogee and Stephens counties also dying, COVID-19 has now killed 34 Oklahomans since March 19.
There were 160 new cases of the illness reported statewide Thursday, bringing Oklahoma's total to 879. Oklahoma County reported 24 additional cases and now has 216. Tulsa County reported 36, boosting its total to 151.
A total of 257 Oklahomans have been hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Officials said Thursday afternoon Oklahoma has supplies to test more than 13,000 individuals for COVID-19. Commissioner of Health Gary Cox and Gov. Kevin Stitt told health care providers and testing centers to loosen testing requirements and to offer it to any Oklahoman with symptoms of COVID-19.
The state health department is also working to set up more drive-up testing centers in the state. According to statistics published Wednesday, officials know of around 2,000 tests that have been administered so far. They are still waiting for all labs to report full testing results.
