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State Nears 1,000 COVID-19 Cases; Tulsa County at 175, Eight Dead

Three more Tulsa County residents have died from COVID-19, and Oklahoma will soon surpass 1,000 reported cases of the illness.

All three Tulsa County deaths reported Friday by the Oklahoma State Department of health were women over 65 years old. COVID-19 has killed eight people in the county so far.

A Cleveland County woman older than 65 also died, bringing the state's total number of deaths to 38 since March 19.

There are now 988 reported cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma, and 289 people have been hospitalized. The illness has been reported in 56 of Oklahoma's 77 counties.

Oklahoma County continues to have the most cases, 237. Tulsa County reported 24 new cases Friday, bringing its total to 175. Cleveland County is the only other to have more than 100 cases at this point with 130.

Oklahomans older than 65 are the age group hit hardest by COVID-19, with 340 cases and 28 deaths. Five deaths have been in nursing homes, but the state does not identify those facilities.

There have been 266 cases and eight deaths among Oklahomans aged 50 to 64 years old, 204 cases and two deaths among those 36 to 49 years old, 154 cases among 18- to 35-year-olds, and 12 cases among both 5- to 17-year-olds and those 4 years old or younger.

One in 10 Oklahomans testing positive for COVID-19 is a health care worker.

The state continues to acquire testing supplies, and Gov. Kevin Stitt has said anyone with COVID-19 symptoms like fever of 100.4 degrees or higher, cough or difficulty breathing should be tested, as well as anyone who has been exposed to someone who has tested positive.

There are now 19 drive-up testing sites in the state. Requirements vary and can be found online.

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.
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