The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Monday 1,101 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the state's total to 77,908.
Tulsa County had 59 of Monday's cases. Its total now stands at 16,034, second-highest in the state behind Oklahoma County's 16,749.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, rose from 1,065 to a new high of 1,098. The average has now increased nine days in a row and is up 316 in that time. The state's previous record average was 1,093, set on Aug. 1 before the state started including positive antigen tests in its case totals. The average had fallen to 645 by late August.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose from 118 to 119. When the state set its previous record average, Tulsa County's was 239.
The state health department reported two deaths, an Oklahoma County woman between 50 and 64 years old, and a Rogers County man 65 or older. COVID-19 has officially killed 948 Oklahomans since March 18.
There were 522 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Friday, six more than on Thursday. Of those hospitalized Friday, 454 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 222 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, one fewer than on Thursday.
The Tulsa Health Department reported 245 residents hospitalized as of Wednesday, down from a new high of 248 on Sunday. Local hospitalization numbers change frequently based on new data. Tulsa County hospitalizations have been trending up overall since the first week of June.
Over the course of the pandemic, 5,896 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, the state reported 17% of its adult ICU beds were available.
The state health department reported an additional 474 patients as recovered on Monday, bringing the total to 64,941. 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 12,019 active cases of COVID-19, 625 more than the day before and a new high.
Tulsa County reported 62 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 14,490. The county has 1,392 active cases, three fewer than the day before.
The state's reported overall positive test rate remained at 8%. Out of 17,406 tests reported on Friday, 8.1% were positive. Each positive test does not necessarily represent a unique individual.
The state has also started reporting 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%.
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.
