Wednesday's top stories:
- As hospitalizations due to COVID-19 hit new record highs in Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt again rejected the idea of a statewide mask mandate Tuesday, saying he trusts in Oklahomans to do the right thing.
- Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum decried state and local leaders who have yet to implement mask mandates and held an impromptu press conference to address Monday reports that Tulsa's ICU beds were "maxed out."
