Updated Nov. 10, 6:23 p.m. to correct the number of new cases reported Tuesday.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Tuesday 1,702 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 140,157.
Tulsa County had 361 of Tuesday's cases, its second-highest daily total to date, and it became the second county in the state to surpass 25,000 total cases. Tusla County now has 25,024 confirmed cases, second to Oklahoma County's 28,213.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, climbed for a ninth straight reporting day, jumping from 2,049 to 2,137. It's the fifth day in a row the state has set a new high in the seven-day average. The average has risen 1,116 over the past nine reporting days. Since Sept. 19, the seven-day average has been below 1,000 just two days.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose from 249 to 267, breaking the previous record of 254 set on July 30.
The state reported seven deaths, with none in the past 24 hours. Two Tulsa County men age 65 or older were reported dead, along with a Logan County man 50 to 64 years old and four other adults 65 or older. Since March 18, COVID-19 has officially killed 1,451 Oklahomans, 228 of them Tulsa County residents.
There were 1,102 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Monday evening, 57 more than on Friday and a new record. Of those hospitalized Monday, 1,038 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 334 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, 22 more than on Friday.
According to the state health department, Tulsa County had 258 residents hospitalized as of Monday evening, three fewer than on Friday. On Monday night, the Oklahoma Regional Medical Response System reported there were no available ICU beds in the City of Tulsa.
Over the course of the pandemic, 9,682 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Monday, the state reported 7% of its adult ICU beds were available.
The state health department reported 1,192 additional patients as recovered on Tuesday, bringing the total to 118,074. 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 20,632 active cases of COVID-19, 503 more than the day before and a new record.
Tulsa County reported 202 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 21,744. The county has 3,052 active cases, 157 more than the day before. It's the first time Tulsa County has more than 3,000 active cases, and it's a new record.
The state's reported overall positive test rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 8.6% on Monday. Out of 26,571 tests reported on Monday, 19.2% 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 8.0%, up 0.3 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.
