The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Tuesday 1,025 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 86,219.
Tulsa County had 203 of those cases, its largest single-day increase since 220 on Aug. 21. The county's total now stands at 17,207, second to Oklahoma County's 18,175.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, fell from 1,041 to 1,021. It has now fallen four days in a row after a 13-day rise in which it hit five consecutive new highs.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose from 139 to 143, its highest mark in three weeks.
The state health department reported 11 deaths, with one in the past 24 hours. Two men between 50 and 64 years old died, along with nine adults 65 or older, including two Tulsa County women. Since March 18, COVID-19 has officially killed 1,018 Oklahomans, 162 of them in Tulsa County.
There were 618 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Monday, 39 more than on Friday. Of those hospitalized Monday, 531 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 225 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, two more than on Friday.
The Tulsa Health Department reported 243 residents hospitalized as of Sunday. Locally, the number of people hospitalized has remained steady for the past week, with around 240 each day. Local hospitalization numbers change frequently based on new data. Tulsa County hospitalizations have trended up overall since the first week of June.
Over the course of the pandemic, 6,366 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Monday, the state reported 18% of its adult ICU beds were available.
The state health department reported an additional 1,149 patients as recovered on Tuesday, bringing the total to 71,957. Patients are considered to have recovered if they did not die, are not currently hospitalized and it has been at least 14 days since their symptoms began. Symptoms have been reported to linger for several weeks for some individuals.
The state has 13,244 active cases of COVID-19, 135 fewer than the day before, which set a new high.
Tulsa County reported 157 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 15,448. The county has 1,597 active cases, 44 more than the day before.
The state's reported overall positive test rate remained at 8.1% on Friday. Out of 33,062 tests reported on Monday, 8.7% were positive. Each positive test does not necessarily represent a unique individual.
The state also reports its cumulative positive test rate, a metric used by Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. It is calculated by dividing the number of cases by the number of negative tests plus the number of cases. As of Monday, that rate was 7.2%, up 0.1 percentage points from Friday.
Johns Hopkins uses the different rate to compare states that may track testing differently. It notes the ideal way to calculate the positivity rate is dividing the number of people who test positive by the number of people who are tested, which is how Oklahoma's overall rate is calculated.
The World Health Organization's benchmark indicating adequate testing is a 5% positive test rate.
