(Enid, OK) A Deer Creek woman, in the 65 and older age group, as one of 11 deaths reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday and Grant County’s first recorded death associated with COVID-19.
The state saw an increase of 1,025 cases on Tuesday, bringing the overall total of the virus to 86,219 confirmed since March, according to OSDH. 13,244 were active Monday morning. There have been 1,018 deaths either caused by COVID-19 or in which the virus was a contributing factor, according to OSDH.
Including the Grant County death, there were eight more in the 65 and older age group: Two women in Tulsa County, two men in Rogers County, men in Creek, Payne and Texas counties and an Okfuskee County woman. There were two deaths reported in the 50-64 age group, men in Beckham and Oklahoma counties.
Garfield County saw an increase of 21 cases on Tuesday for a total of 1,701 overall since March, with 333 of those being active. Enid has seen 1,591 cases with 299 active and 1,272 recovered.
Other Northwest Oklahoma county case increases on Tuesday were 32 in Woodward, five each in Kingfisher and Major, three in Blaine and two in Grant county.
