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Man Who Was Oklahoma's First Case of COVID-19 Has Recovered

Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Watch

Epidemiologists with the Tulsa Health Department say the county’s first case of COVID-19 has recovered.

They announced the case last Friday. A man in his 50s who returned to Tulsa from Italy at the end of February developed symptoms three days after he arrived.

Since then, the health department says he’s had two negative tests for the illness caused by the coronavirus, which is the indicator of recovery.

Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.