The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Monday 797 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the state's total to 100,184.
It took Oklahoma more than five months from when its first case was reported in early March to hit 50,000 cases. The state added another 50,000 in less than eight weeks.
Tulsa County had 117 of Monday's new cases. Its total now stands at 19,255. Oklahoma County continues to lead the state and now has 20,620 total cases.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, hit a new high for the second day in a row, rising from 1,153 to 1,172. Since Sept. 19, the seven-day average has been below 1,000 just two days.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose from 181 to 187, its highest point since Aug. 11. It had stayed between 115 and 160 since mid-August until the end of last week.
The state health department reported six deaths, with one identified in the past 24 hours. A Tulsa County man between 36 and 49 years old and a Tulsa County man 65 or older were reported dead, along with four other adults 65 or older statewide. Since March 18, COVID-19 has officially killed 1,104 Oklahomans, 178 of them Tulsa County residents.
There were 758 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Friday evening, nine more than on Thursday and a new record for the fourth time last week. Of those hospitalized Friday, 674 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 276 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, 11 more than on Thursday.
The Tulsa Health Department reported 301 residents hospitalized as of Friday. According to the latest figures, Tulsa County has set a new high in hospitalizations for 11 consecutive days, and the number of patients is up 66 since Sept. 27. 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, 7,284 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, the state reported 12% of its adult ICU beds were available.
The state health department reported an additional 745 patients as recovered on Monday, bringing the total to 85,265. 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 13,815 active cases of COVID-19, 46 more than the day before. The state's record for active cases is 13,893, set on Saturday.
Tulsa County reported 126 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 17,012. The county has 2,065 active cases, 11 fewer than the day before. Tulsa County's record for active cases is 2,112, set on Saturday.
The state's reported overall positive test rate remained at 8.1% on Friday. Out of 17,072 tests reported on Friday, 9.5% 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 Friday, that rate was 7.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from Thursday.
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.
