The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Monday 1,084 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 125,195.
In the month of October, 35,563 more Oklahomans had confirmed cases of COVID-19, the most in any single month so far and a 25% jump from the previous high in September.
Tulsa County had 177 of Monday's new cases. Its total now stands at 22,919, second to Oklahoma County's 25,091. On Monday, Oklahoma County became the first in the state to surpass 25,000 total cases.
Tulsa County added 5,211 cases to its total in October, a 27% increase from September. So far, Tulsa County saw the most cases in July with 5,281.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, has shot up the past two days after a six-day fall, climbing from 1,021 on Saturday to 1,063 on Sunday and to 1,123 on Monday. The average hit a record high of 1,348 Oct. 25. Since Sept. 19, the seven-day average has been below 1,000 just two days.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose for the fourth day in a row, climbing from 165 to 175. Tulsa County's average of new cases peaked at 254 in late July.
The state health department reported nine deaths on Monday, with one in the past 24 hours. An Adair County man 36 to 49 years old, a Kingfisher County man 50 to 64 years old and seven adults 65 or older were reported dead. With another 19 deaths reported over the weekend, COVID-19 has officially killed 1,354 Oklahomans, 214 of them Tulsa County residents.
In October, the state reported 306 deaths, the most in a single month so far. October's record number of reported deaths was up 18% from the previous record of 259 set in August and up 32% from the prior month.
There were 852 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Friday evening, 13 fewer than on Thursday. The state surpassed thresholds of 700, 800 and 900 hospitalizations in the month of October. Of those hospitalized Friday, 767 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 322 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, 21 more than Thursday and a new record. The old record for ICU admissions was 319, set Oct. 19.
According to the state health department, Tulsa County had 235 residents hospitalized as of Friday evening, six fewer than on Thursday.
Over the course of the pandemic, 8,934 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, the state reported 8% of its adult ICU beds were available. On Friday evening, statewide ICU bed availability fell from 14% to 9%.
The state health department reported 811 additional patients as recovered on Monday, bringing the total to 107,893. 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 15,948 active cases of COVID-19, 264 more than the day before and a new high.
Tulsa County reported 98 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 20,303. The county has 2,402 active cases, 79 more than the day before and a new record. Tulsa County's previous record was 2,371, set Oct. 17.
The state's reported overall positive test rate remained at 8.3% on Friday. Out of 14,575 tests reported on Friday, 7.2% 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 7.5%, unchanged 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.
