Thursday's headlines:
- The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report ranks Oklahoma fifth-worst in the U.S. for new cases and positive test rates.
- Oklahoma's daily average of new COVID-19 cases climbs past 900 for the first time since early August, and 12 more people are dead from the illness.
- Interim State Health Commissioner Lance Frye tells Oklahoma lawmakers they need to prepare the state's public health system now for the next pandemic.
