The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Monday 774 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 108,073.
Tulsa County had 126 of those cases. Its total now stands at 20,448, second to Oklahoma County's 22,008 cases.
The state's seven-day average of new cases, which shows the trend in infections, declined slightly from 1,130 to 1,127. The state hit a new record average of 1,182 on Thursday. Since Sept. 19, the seven-day average has been below 1,000 just two days.
Tulsa County's seven-day average rose slightly from 169 to 170. Tulsa County's average of new cases briefly surpassed 200 last week, the first time it had done so since Aug. 10.
The state reported two deaths, a Tillman County man and a Tulsa County man, both 65 or older. Neither death happened in the past 24 hours. Since March 18, COVID-19 has officially killed 1,173 Oklahomans. In Tulsa County, 186 residents have died, second only to Oklahoma County, where 216 residents have died.
There were 792 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 on Friday evening, one fewer than Thursday's total, which set a new record for the state for the seventh time in the past two weeks. Of those hospitalized Friday, 722 had positive coronavirus tests. Overall, 301 Oklahomans hospitalized for COVID-19 were in intensive care units, 10 more than on Thursday and a new record.
According to the state health department, Tulsa County had 222 residents hospitalized, 21 more than the day before.
Over the course of the pandemic, 7,815 Oklahomans have been hospitalized for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, the state reported 11% of its adult ICU beds were available.
The state health department reported 724 additional patients as recovered on Monday, bringing the total to 92,367. 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 14,533 active cases of COVID-19, 48 more than the day before and a new high.
Tulsa County reported 82 additional patients as recovered, bringing the total to 17,894. The county has 2,368 active cases, 43 more than the day before. Tulsa County's active case record is 2,371, set on Saturday.
The state's reported overall positive test rate remained at 8.2% on Friday. Out of 15,928 tests reported on Friday, 8.9% 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 7.3%, 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.
