The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 145 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 3,618.
The number of new cases outweighed the number of new people the state considers to have recovered from the illness in the past day, 82. The state considers patients to have recovered if they did not die, are not currently in the hospital and it has been at least two weeks since they were diagnosed with COVID-19.
According to the state, 2,401 people in all have recovered.
The health department also reported eight additional deaths, with five in the past day. All were adults at least 50 years old, and seven were 65 and older.
A total of 222 Oklahomans have now died from COVID-19 since March 18, while 85 have died over the course of the flu season, which started Sept. 1 and runs through the third week of May.
Oklahoma County recorded one new death and now has 30, second-most in the state behind Tulsa County, which has 33.
The state's mortality rate for COVID-19 currently stands at 6.1%, slightly higher than the national rate of nearly 5.8%.
Over the course of the outbreak, 715 people have been hospitalized. There are 291 people currently in the hospital.
According to the state's most recent figures, long-term care facilities like nursing homes account for at least 781 cases and 86 deaths. Those numbers are reported at midnight each day and lag behind overall daily COVID-19 reporting.
State figures say 63,779 people have now been tested, giving Oklahoma a positive test rate of less than 5.7%.
