Updated Oct. 9 at 11:15 a.m. after adjustment to Tulsa County's numbers.
Updated Oct. 8 at 6:45 p.m. with Thursday's hospitalizations numbers.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Thursday 1,212 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 95,564.
Tulsa County reported 179 of those cases. Its total now stands at 18,484, second to Oklahoma County's 19,736.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, rose from 1,022 to 1,028. On Sunday, it had dropped below 1,000 for the first time in more than two weeks. The average peaked at 1,136 on Sept. 25.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose from 140 to 143. It has stayed between 115 and 160 since mid-August.
The state health department reported 10 deaths. More information on them was not immediately available. The Tulsa Health Department reported seven deaths Thursday on its online dashboard. Since March 18, COVID-19 has officially killed 1,085 Oklahomans, 179 of them in Tulsa County.
There were 749 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Thursday night, 52 more than on Wednesday and a new record for the second time this week. The previous record was 738 hospitalizations, set on Tuesday. Of those hospitalized Thursday, 654 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 265 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, 13 more than on Wednesday.
The Tulsa Health Department reported 282 residents hospitalized as of Tuesday. According to the latest figures, Tulsa County has set a new high in hospitalizations for nine consecutive days, and the number of patients is up 45 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, 7,022 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Wednesday, the state reported 13% of its adult ICU beds were available.
The state health department reported an additional 1,078 patients as recovered on Thursday, bringing the total to 81,289. 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 13,190 active cases of COVID-19, 124 more than the day before. The state set a high in active cases Sept. 28 with 13,379.
Tulsa County reported 117 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 16,481. The county has 1,834 active cases, 65 more than the day before.
The state's reported overall positive test rate remained at 8.1% on Wednesday. Out of 13,845 tests reported on Wednesday, 9.7% 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 Wednesday, that rate was 7.2%, unchanged from Tuesday.
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.
