COVID-19

The chief medical examiner of Oklahoma says his office has been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rev. Dr. Gary Peluso-Verdend of Tulsa's Phillips Theological Seminary speaks on the threat of Christian nationalism.

A local expert expects less death but doesn’t think the omicron variant of COVID-19 will be less severe for some Oklahomans.

Health officials report the most rapid rise to date in COVID test positivity is happening in Oklahoma now.

Members of the Tulsa City Council urge the city to consider doing more to raise awareness about COVID.

St. Francis Hospital System gives an update on COVID numbers.

The average of new COVID-19 cases is up 93% since the day before Thanksgiving. Hospitalizations are up nearly 50% over the past month, though they remain lower than during COVID surges in the summer and last winter.

Interim State Health Commissioner Keith Reed said the federal agency that faulted the state's public health lab for shortcomings related to COVID sequencing also signed off on Oklahoma's improvement plan.

Sen. James Lankford said between people who are fully vaccinated and those who recovered from COVID-19, 92% of U.S. adults have some level of immunity.

Local doctors say Attorney General John O'Connor's questioning of COVID vaccine science is misguided.