COVID-19 has killed six more Oklahomans, bringing the disease's death toll in the state to 94 in less than a month.
All six deaths reported Saturday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health were in the 65 and older age group. Three were in Cleveland County, which now has the second most deaths in the state, 17. Two were in Oklahoma County, which now has 19 total deaths, the most in the state.
The sixth death was in Pottawatomie County. The average age of Oklahomans killed by COVID-19 is 73 years old, according to the state health department.
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 reported statewide on Saturday, bringing Oklahoma's total number of confirmed cases so far to 1,868. The number of confirmed infections has gone up almost 62% in the last week.
Oklahoma County continues to lead the state in confirmed cases with 425. Tulsa County has the second-highest total, 323, after nine new cases were reported Saturday.
There are 15 counties without reported cases.
Current state projections estimate the COVID-19 pandemic will peak in Oklahoma on April 21 with more than 430 new cases and 22 deaths that day. Those projections currently estimate there will be 9,300 cumulative cases and 469 deaths in Oklahoma by May 1.
Families are encouraged to celebrate the holiday weekend and spring festivities virtually, avoiding large gatherings, in order to comply with social distancing guidelines and avoid the spread of COVID-19
